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¨,=^§&&### must've angered  the sun,  and today  it ###&&§^=,¨
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.,«**$¤@## take  me  seriously  and  i   fear  they ##@¤$**«,.
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,.=^$%§### before you  learn  the  trade enough  to ###§%$^=.,
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.-~\%¤@### calendar and  timepiece  as long  as you ###@¤%\~-.
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,.,¨¨-«*$# grid of  nine  starfields,  hand  drawn, #$*«-¨¨,.,
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..=†=$£¶## hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ##¶£$=†=..
,,=*%£@### reordered,  some  names  i   have  never ###@£%*=,,
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,:»;%£@@## for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. ##@@£%;»:,
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