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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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~~^=££#@## something  going on  ahead. those around ##@#££=^~~
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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 #§^==/;~:,
,.,«†$^@@# both  space  and time. a  lot  of it  is #@@^$†«,.,
,¨.»-»~$*& applicable  on  earth, but not  all.  it &*$~»-».¨,
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¨,~*%$¤#@@ reordered,  some  names  i   have  never @@#¤$%*~,¨
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,:~^**&£## i sling  open  the  book of stars a  bit ##£&**^~:,
.,~/†*&##@ too quick, spilling all  my notes on the @##&*†/~,.
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