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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 ##£$†/~..,
,¨.,~/*%@@ sharp contrast  for the stale  black  of @@%*/~,.¨,
¨,¨¨,~†%*@ the night.                               @*%†~,¨¨,¨
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...,¨.:»*= the others  think i'm young,  they don't =*»:.¨,...
,.¨¨.,,,»= take   me  seriously  and  i  fear  they =»,,,.¨¨.,
¨,,,.,¨.^~ snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old ~^.¨,.,,,¨
..,,.,,,,, before  you learn  the  trade enough  to ,,,,,.,,..
..¨.¨,,¨., take other people.  but i do  lead  them ,.¨,,¨.¨..
,¨¨,¨,¨¨.~ safely     forward,     every     night. ~.¨¨,¨,¨¨,
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,¨,¨.,¨-«= however,  currently  there seems  to  be =«-¨,.¨,¨,
.,..¨,,~\§ something going on  ahead. those  around §\~,,¨..,.
,¨,,.~~:§& the  corner   have  stopped,   shouting, &§:~~.,,¨,
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¨..¨¨¨,.¨^ my greatest treasure, the                ^¨.,¨¨¨..¨
.,,.¨.,.., book of stars,   is  a   combined   map, ,..,.¨.,,.
¨,¨.¨¨¨¨¨. calendar and  timepiece  as  long as you .¨¨¨¨¨.¨,¨
,¨¨,,,...« know what  year  it is. every  page is a «...,,,¨¨,
.,¨,,,¨^~\ grid of  nine  starfields,  hand  drawn, \~^¨,,,¨,.
¨.,,.¨^~†% below which  are  written coordinates in %†~^¨.,,.¨
,¨¨.¨.~=§& both  space  and time.  a  lot of  it is &§=~.¨.¨¨,
,¨.,:«^§¤# applicable  on  earth,  but  not all. it #¤§^«:,.¨,
.¨.:~=*@¶@ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars @¶@*=~:.¨.
,,^«†§¤@## reordered,   some  names  i  have  never ##@¤§†«^,,
..=;**#### heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are ####**;=..
,¨:~=^¤### impossible.                              ###¤^=~:¨,
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,¨,¨:«/†$@ 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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