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,..¨¨-~\†% must've angered the sun, and today it %†\~-¨¨..,
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,,.¨¨.,,~« and gets thick enough to breathe. it «~,,.¨¨.,,
.¨.,....,, carries with it smells from far away, ,,....,.¨.
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,..¨,¨,,.. sharp contrast for the stale black of ..,,¨,¨..,
¨.....¨¨.. the night. ..¨¨.....¨
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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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¨¨¨¨.¨.,.. 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 ,,¨¨¨,¨¨¨.
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,¨¨¨...,,. reordered, some names i have never .,,...¨¨¨,
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¨¨,,.^-;%$ for right now. i've stopped breathing. $%;-^.,,¨¨
.,..^-**&¤ i sling open the book of stars a bit ¤&**-^..,.
¨..~«*†*¤@ too quick, spilling all my notes on the @¤*†*«~..¨
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,~-^**@### drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ###@**^-~,
..,~;*£@## care less right now. ##@£*;~,..
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,,,.,=\**@ for it seems like there's a new moon in @**\=,.,,,
.¨¨¨¨-=^§$ the sky. $§^=-¨¨¨¨.
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