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¨,..~=*$&# ONLY AT  NIGHT.  LONG  AGO, SOMEONE HERE #&$*=~..,¨
,¨.,.-**@# MUST'VE ANGERED THE  SUN, AND  TODAY  IT #@**-.,.¨,
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,,,.,~;**@ SUNSET THE  AIR COMES  RAINING BACK DOWN @**;~,.,,,
,..,=:§@#@ AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH TO  BREATHE.  IT @#@§:=,..,
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,:~/%§¤### COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A ###¤§%/~:,
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..,,:~=^$£ TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY £$^=~:,,..
.¨,,«^^&§# 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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.,,~††§§## 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.                     @$\»,,¨.¨¨
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.¨¨.«;%$§@ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S  A NEW MOON IN @§$%;«.¨¨.
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