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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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,,¨.»==$§£ take  me   seriously  and  i  fear  they £§$==».¨,,
,¨:»^*¤@£# snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old #£@¤*^»:¨,
¨,»*$@§@## before  you learn the  trade  enough  to ##@§@$*»,¨
,..=;%*@## take  other  people. but i do  lead them ##@*%;=..,
,¨.~»\§@£# safely     forward,     every     night. #£@§\»~.¨,
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.,,:»\^*£# the   corner  have  stopped,   shouting, #£*^\»:,,.
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,..¨:=^†$¤ book of stars,   is   a   combined  map, ¤$†^=:¨..,
,¨,¨¨.=\*$ calendar and timepiece  as  long  as you $*\=.¨¨,¨,
..¨¨.»/%@¤ know  what year  it is. every page is  a ¤@%/».¨¨..
.,.-=;^§¤£ grid  of nine  starfields,  hand  drawn, £¤§^;=-.,.
,..«^†£&## below which  are written  coordinates in ##&£†^«..,
,,-\*¤§### both  space and  time.  a  lot of it  is ###§¤*\-,,
¨.^=^%@¤@# applicable on  earth,  but  not all.  it #@¤@%^=^.¨
..,:=†*@£@ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars @£@*†=:,..
¨¨.,,»**@# reordered,  some  names  i   have  never #@**»,,.¨¨
...¨,-«*†% heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are %†*«-,¨...
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¨^«*=@£¶## for right now.  i've stopped  breathing. ##¶£@=*«^¨
¨¨^~†%$@## 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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