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@¤@*†».,¨, only at night. long  ago,  someone  here ,¨,.»†*@¤@
#@@%§:~^,¨ 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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###$=*~,., take  me  seriously  and  i  fear   they ,.,~*=$###
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#@£*$^«,¨, before  you  learn the trade  enough  to ,¨,«^$*£@#
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#@¤%^^~,,, safely     forward,     every     night. ,,,~^^%¤@#
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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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#&%§^»,¨,, those pages  are exactly what i scramble ,,¨,»^§%&#
##¤§%/-:¨¨ 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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