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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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@£*$;--.¨, sharp contrast  for the stale  black  of ,¨.--;$*£@
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@&*%:-~,¨, take  me  seriously   and  i  fear  they ,¨,~-:%*&@
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##@&%$;=.¨ before  you  learn  the trade  enough to ¨.=;$%&@##
#@&%^†»,,. take other people.  but  i do  lead them .,,»†^%&@#
#@$$/=^¨¨, safely     forward,     every     night. ,¨¨^=/$$@#
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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 ,¨,.-~:=&@
@¤¤$;=-¨,, grid  of nine  starfields,  hand  drawn, ,,¨-=;$¤¤@
#@@$^†=,¨. below which are  written coordinates  in .¨,=†^$@@#
#@#£%=†~-¨ 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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#¶§&*^»,,¨ those  pages are exactly what i scramble ¨,,»^*&§¶#
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##@&%;«^¨, i  sling open the book  of  stars a  bit ,¨^«;%&@##
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¤¤%†«~,... ground. one lands on  my foot,  it  is a ...,~«†%¤¤
*†\»,...¨¨ drawing  of  a  muscle cow, but  i could ¨¨...,»\†*
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