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&†:-,,¨.,, still  burns us strangely. but  with the ,,.¨,,-:†&
§@*/=-,,.¨ sunset the air  comes raining back  down ¨.,,-=/*@§
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@#§@^†«-., before you learn  the  trade  enough  to ,.-«†^@§#@
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¤%;~^.¨..¨ something  going on  ahead. those around ¨..¨.^~;%¤
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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 ,,:~††$#£@
@#£=:»..¨, ground.  one lands  on my foot, it is  a ,¨..»:=£#@
#%^=«,,,,¨ drawing  of a  muscle cow,  but  i could ¨,,,,«=^%#
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