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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 ###¤%%^~~,
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.~-††%¤@## something going on  ahead.  those around ##@¤%††-~.
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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 ##££%*^»:.
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,~~:$£¤£@£ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars £@£¤£$:~~,
.-~*$*#### reordered,   some  names  i  have  never ####*$*~-.
¨.~†^&§¶@# heard.    sometimes    the   dates   are #@¶§&^†~.¨
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,~~††%£### for right  now. i've stopped  breathing. ###£%††~~,
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¨:~;*§¤@## too quick,  spilling all my notes on the ##@¤§*;~:¨
,,~:†*@@## ground. one  lands on my foot,  it is  a ##@@*†:~,,
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