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,.,¨,-«†=$ must've angered the sun, and today it $=†«-,¨,.,
,,,¨,«:%@£ still burns us strangely. but with the £@%:«,¨,,,
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,.«††§§### carries with it smells from far away, ###§§††«.,
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.,,:~\$¤¤¶ before you learn the trade enough to ¶¤¤$\~:,,.
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.:==**¤#@# safely forward, every night. #@#¤**==:.
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,,¨,»\%&¤@ 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 #@#£%:=..,
,..,=/%*§@ both space and time. a lot of it is @§*%/=,..,
.¨¨.,~==$@ applicable on earth, but not all. it @$==~,.¨¨.
,¨¨¨¨.~\%$ hints of other places - some stars $%\~.¨¨¨¨,
,¨,,,,.«=% reordered, some names i have never %=«.,,,,¨,
¨¨¨,,.-:^* heard. sometimes the dates are *^:-.,,¨¨¨
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.¨¨.¨,:»=% care less right now. %=»:,¨.¨¨.
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