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.,¨¨.,;/%§ only  at night.  long ago,  someone here §%/;,.¨¨,.
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,,¨,,-=%£# carries  with  it smells from far  away, #£%=-,,¨,,
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,.¨¨¨-»*¤¤ sharp contrast  for the stale  black  of ¤¤*»-¨¨¨.,
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-«\*£##### before  you  learn  the trade enough  to #####£*\«-
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,,.:-=&&%@ safely     forward,     every     night. @%&&=-:.,,
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.:«*$@¤### the  corner  have   stopped,   shouting, ###¤@$*«:.
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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 ###@@%;».¨
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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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,~«*†&§##@ 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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