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=«^¨.¨,,¨. only at night. long ago, someone here .¨,,¨.¨^«=
**«~,,.¨.. must've angered the sun, and today it ..¨.,,~«**
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#¤§/~-¨¨,¨ sunset the air comes raining back down ¨,¨¨-~/§¤#
#@¤%^~^.¨¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨¨.^~^%¤@#
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.,.,¨.,,.. safely forward, every night. ..,,.¨,.,.
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$\=^,,¨,.¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨.,¨,,^=\$
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»..,..¨¨., grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,.¨¨..,..»
^..¨¨¨.,.¨ below which are written coordinates in ¨.,.¨¨¨..^
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¨,,,.¨.,¨, hints of other places - some stars ,¨,.¨.,,,¨
¨¨..¨¨,¨,¨ reordered, some names i have never ¨,¨,¨¨..¨¨
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