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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 §£*;~^,..¨
.,¨.,.~^=£ 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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¨¨:-†=£¤#@ 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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