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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 £%:~~.¨¨..
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.¨.^~=*$¤# AND  GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT #¤$*=~^.¨.
.¨:~\%£§@# CARRIES WITH IT  SMELLS  FROM FAR  AWAY, #@§£%\~:¨.
¨.~=*§§### COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A ###§§*=~.¨
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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 ##@¤*;~-.¨
.~~=$$£### TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I DO LEAD  THEM ###£$$=~~.
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.,.,.^=†=& SOMETHING GOING ON  AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND &=†=^.,.,.
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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 @&^/»,.¨..
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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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