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.¨,,..,«†* only at night. long ago, someone here *†«,..,,¨.
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.¨¨¨.,¨,,, sunset the air comes raining back down ,,,¨,.¨¨¨.
¨¨.¨,¨,.¨¨ and gets thick enough to breathe. it ¨¨.,¨,¨.¨¨
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..,¨.,.¨,, take me seriously and i fear they ,,¨.,.¨,..
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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 §¤†/«:¨¨..
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