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..:~«†*££§ must've  angered  the sun, and  today it §££*†«~:..
,,=/$%@@@£ still  burns us strangely. but with  the £@@@%$/=,,
¨.-**£&### sunset the air  comes raining  back down ###&£**-.¨
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.:~†%%£@## before  you learn the  trade  enough  to ##@£%%†~:.
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..~\*$#@## calendar and timepiece  as  long  as you ##@#$*\~..
,,~*$*¤¶@# know what  year it  is.  every page is a #@¶¤*$*~,,
..::»-*%#@ grid  of  nine  starfields,  hand drawn, @#%*-»::..
¨,¨,.;=$§@ below which are  written  coordinates in @§$=;.,¨,¨
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.:~\*£§@@@ 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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