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¨,,¨,¨~=:= as we cross the  mountain,  we  can walk =:=~¨,¨,,¨
¨,,,.¨¨~~: 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 ..¨¨¨¨,¨.,
.,¨,.¨...^ and  gets  thick  enough to  breathe. it ^...¨.,¨,.
¨..,,.¨¨^- carries with  it smells  from  far away, -^¨¨.,,..¨
..¨,.¨.:~\ colourful sparks for the  imagination, a \~:.¨.,¨..
,.¨.¨,,~*% sharp contrast for  the  stale black  of %*~,,¨.¨.,
¨,¨¨¨-~==% the night.                               %==~-¨¨¨,¨
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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 ###§$$\~.,
.¨,~/=$@## before you  learn the  trade  enough  to ##@$=/~,¨.
...^~††¤@@ take  other people. but  i do  lead them @@¤††~^...
,,.¨^-=§%§ safely     forward,     every     night. §%§=-^¨.,,
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¨¨,¨¨.-~*^ however,  currently there  seems  to  be ^*~-.¨¨,¨¨
,,.,.,¨.»† something  going on ahead. those  around †».¨,.,.,,
¨.¨¨¨¨..-« the   corner  have   stopped,  shouting, «-..¨¨¨¨.¨
,.¨¨,.,.¨: pointing.                                :¨.,.,¨¨.,
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,.-~^*$@## ... ,, ,»=», ,, .,,                      ##@$*^~-.,
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,.-~*^£§## my greatest treasure, the                ##§£^*~-.,
,.¨:~\%$§# book of stars,   is   a   combined  map, #§$%\~:¨.,
¨,,.,~^%¤# calendar and timepiece  as  long as  you #¤%^~,.,,¨
¨,,¨,.«^$$ 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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...,.^~\=¤ for  it seems like there's a new moon in ¤=\~^.,...
..¨,.,-~;% the sky.                                 %;~-,.,¨..
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