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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. $==-.,.,¨,
.,.,,^»:†@ i sling open the book of stars a bit @†:»^,,.,.
¨,..~=†=¤@ too quick, spilling all my notes on the @¤=†=~..,¨
,,¨,-;%%## ground. one lands on my foot, it is a ##%%;-,¨,,
¨,,-^%%&@# drawing of a muscle cow, but i could #@&%%^-,,¨
¨~-\$£&@## care less right now. ##@&£$\-~¨
¨¨~=/$$@@@ @@@$$/=~¨¨
¨..-«**£¤@ for it seems like there's a new moon in @¤£**«-..¨
¨,¨,,~;*$& the sky. &$*;~,,¨,¨
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