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,.¨,~*%¤¶@ ONLY AT NIGHT.  LONG  AGO, SOMEONE  HERE @¶¤%*~,¨.,
.¨¨.~~*$¤£ MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT £¤$*~~.¨¨.
,¨¨,,,»^*# STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH  THE #*^»,,,¨¨,
.¨¨¨¨¨^-:† SUNSET THE  AIR  COMES RAINING BACK DOWN †:-^¨¨¨¨¨.
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,,.,¨-=:%§ THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T §%:=-¨,.,,
,¨.¨-~†^## 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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,.~-/^£¶## MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ##¶£^/-~.,
,.,-=:^£@# 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 $\~~¨,¨.,.
.,¨..:~;§@ IMPOSSIBLE.                              @§;~:..¨,.
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,,.~=†=§£# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I  SCRAMBLE #£§=†=~.,,
.¨-=^§#### 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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