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,¨¨,&,.¨¨# only at night. long ago, someone here .§.¨#¨££,¨
,,.¨.¤..,£ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨.£,,,§¤&,
,.,¨,.#¨.. still burns us strangely. but with the &¨.£..&,¤¤
£,.,¨,.&¨. sunset the air comes raining back down ¨¤..&,..£§
£¤,¨,¨.¨#. and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,.§¨¨@¨¨¤,
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§.¨£¨,@,&¤ snicker a bit. you usually get old ¨,§&¤¨.¨,.
¨¤,.@¨¨,¤£ before you learn the trade enough to .,§,£¤,.¨,
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.,¨¤.¨¤.¨, safely forward, every night. §¤..#.@¤¨,
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£@¨.¨.¨#,¨ the corner have stopped, shouting, .,.£#¤..&,
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£..,.£¨£#. book of stars, is a combined map, ¨#¨¤£,.§,¨
,¤,¨.,,§§@ calendar and timepiece as long as you .¨,@@#.,&,
,,@¨¨¨¨£.# know what year it is. every page is a ¨,¨&¨&#.,£
£.,@.,...@ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, &¨.¨.&&#,,
.&,,£.,,,# below which are written coordinates in §#..,#,&&.
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&.,§.,£,,, applicable on earth, but not all. it #,#@,¨¨@¨&
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¨£@¨.¤¨¨§¨ reordered, some names i have never ,¨@,&&¨.¨§
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#¨¨,,&#¤¨. for right now. i've stopped breathing. ,¤.&#,¨¨#&
@&.¨¨#,#£, i sling open the book of stars a bit ,..&¤&.,¤.
#@§¨¨,¨@§§ too quick, spilling all my notes on the ,,.#¨£¤.,.
¤,£&,¨¨@.@ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a £.¨,,¤&¤,¨
..@#@¨¨,¨£ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ,§..,§.&&,
¨.#.&£..¨¤ care less right now. ¨.@,¨.¨§#&
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