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.:«^\%†£#@ must've angered  the sun, and  today  it @#£†%\^«:.
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,,~/%&§@## and gets  thick  enough to  breathe.  it ##@§&%/~,,
,^~=*@@@## carries with it  smells  from far  away, ##@@@*=~^,
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¨..,¨,~†%§ take  me  seriously  and   i  fear  they §%†~,¨,..¨
,:»\§¤@@@# snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old #@@@¤§\»:,
.,.¨¨»=*§& before  you learn  the  trade enough  to &§*=»¨¨.,.
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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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¨¨.,./%@@# for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. #@@%/.,.¨¨
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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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