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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 ###&*^\~,.
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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 #@@£%;«,,¨
.¨¨-~^%$¤# SOMETHING  GOING ON  AHEAD. THOSE AROUND #¤$%^~-¨¨.
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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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