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..¨,¨.¨,,, only at night. long ago, someone here ,,,¨.¨,¨..
-:..,,.,¨¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨¨,.,,..:-
=~-,.,¨,.¨ still burns us strangely. but with the ¨.,¨,.,-~=
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¤$\~:,,,¨. and gets thick enough to breathe. it .¨,,,:~\$¤
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=*~-..¨.., before you learn the trade enough to ,..¨..-~*=
^=:,....¨, take other people. but i do lead them ,¨....,:=^
~.,¨.¨¨,.¨ safely forward, every night. ¨.,¨¨.¨,.~
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...¨.¨.,.. however, currently there seems to be ..,.¨.¨...
.....,.¨., something going on ahead. those around ,.¨.,.....
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#§$†^=~.,¨ 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 ¨¨...,.==^
†-,..¨.¨., reordered, some names i have never ,.¨.¨..,-†
»~¨,,.¨¨¨¨ heard. sometimes the dates are ¨¨¨¨.,,¨~»
-¨.¨.,,..¨ impossible. ¨..,,.¨.¨-
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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 .,..¨,....
.¨.¨¨..,¨, ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ,¨,..¨¨.¨.
.,,.¨.¨,¨. drawing of a muscle cow, but i could .¨,¨.¨.,,.
¨,.,¨¨,¨.. care less right now. ..¨,¨¨,.,¨
.¨,,¨.,.¨, ,¨.,.¨,,¨.
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