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....:;†£§# must've  angered  the sun, and today  it #§£†;:....
¨^=^†%¤¤£# still burns  us  strangely. but with the #£¤¤%†^=^¨
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.,«:§*&¶## snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ##¶&*§:«,.
¨^»^%@¤#@# before you  learn  the  trade  enough to #@#¤@%^»^¨
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¨.,,,†=@## know  what year it is.  every page is  a ##@=†,,,.¨
.^«^:=;*%¤ grid  of  nine  starfields, hand  drawn, ¤%*;=:^«^.
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¨,~/=%§@## 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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,.-*;%$$¤§ heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are §¤$$%;*-.,
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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 #%*«^¨,¨¨,
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