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.,--;§&##@ as we cross  the mountain, we  can  walk @##&§;--,.
¨:=\*%£#@# 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 -.¨,,,.,¨,
¨,¨,¨,.¨.^ the night.                               ^.¨.,¨,¨,¨
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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 §£*\~..,¨,
¨¨,,~:%$#@ take other people.  but  i  do lead them @#$%:~,,¨¨
..~~†%$£@# safely     forward,     every     night. #@£$%†~~..
¨,-*$%¤#@#                                          #@#¤%$*-,¨
,.^«;=&§£# however,  currently  there seems  to  be #£§&=;«^.,
,¨,,~/§$¤@ something going  on  ahead. those around @¤$§/~,,¨,
..¨¨,-/$%& the   corner   have  stopped,  shouting, &%$/-,¨¨..
,,¨.,,=;*% pointing.                                %*;=,,.¨,,
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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.                              /~~,,.¨.¨,
,¨.¨,¨--^%                                          %^--¨,¨.¨,
¨..,.,=:†& 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 @%\~,.¨.¨.
¨,,.,.^-:* the sky.                                 *:-^.,.,,¨
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