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@¨,,£¨#&¨, must've angered the sun, and today it ,¨¨&¨,¨,¤£
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¤§#,¨,¤.§§ sunset the air comes raining back down @,¨,.@,.¨¨
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,..£,,.,£§ take me seriously and i fear they ,.,.&,.,§.
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#¨,,.#,,¨¨ before you learn the trade enough to @§,,,¨&¨.¨
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.,&,.,¨@,¨ safely forward, every night. ,@&£,..,@.
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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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§@,,¤.,... impossible. ,£..@...&.
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¤..,&.¤#,. ground. one lands on my foot, it is a #@@.¨,.£.¨
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,.@¨¨¨£¨@& care less right now. ..@¤&¨,,,£
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