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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 :~..¨.¨,..
..,,,.¨¨.~ 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 :¨¨.¨.,,,¨
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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 #@&%=/=~¨.
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