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.,.,,..¨.~ 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 .,¨,,¨.,.,
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....,-:*£¤ THE OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY  DON'T ¤£*:-,....
,,¨.~;§%£¶ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY ¶£%§;~.¨,,
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¨:»:%£§£@# BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO #@£§£%:»:¨
.,^~:%$#£# TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT I DO  LEAD  THEM #£#$%:~^,.
¨¨,~»/%$#¶ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ¶#$%/»~,¨¨
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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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