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....,,.¨.. 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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.¨.»†%*&#@ snicker a bit. you usually get old @#&*%†».¨.
,,,¨«^*¤§@ before you learn the trade enough to @§¤*^«¨,,,
,,¨.¨«;^§§ take other people. but i do lead them §§^;«¨.¨,,
¨,,,¨¨~;*& safely forward, every night. &*;~¨¨,,,¨
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,.,,¨=/†$§ book of stars, is a combined map, §$†/=¨,,.,
.,,...-;%$ calendar and timepiece as long as you $%;-...,,.
¨¨,¨,.,»*= know what year it is. every page is a =*»,.,¨,¨¨
,¨,¨,,.,~† grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, †~,.,,¨,¨,
,,¨¨...¨,» below which are written coordinates in »,¨...¨¨,,
¨¨,.¨,.,¨¨ both space and time. a lot of it is ¨¨,.,¨.,¨¨
¨..,,,,.,- applicable on earth, but not all. it -,.,,,,..¨
¨¨.,.¨.¨«\ hints of other places - some stars \«¨.¨.,.¨¨
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..,¨..-:%& heard. sometimes the dates are &%:-..¨,..
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,.¨¨«=§@@# drawing of a muscle cow, but i could #@@§=«¨¨.,
¨.¨..~=*$@ care less right now. @$*=~..¨.¨
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