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.@.¤£#¨#.# book of stars, is a combined map, ¤¨.,&,¨..¤
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§.¨¨@#@#,¨ grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,¤&£&#@#¨£
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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 .&¨,£.¤,¤£
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