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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 #¶§%%=--..
¨~~**£&### CARRIES  WITH  IT SMELLS FROM  FAR AWAY, ###&£**~~¨
¨.~-=%%&@# COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A #@&%%=-~.¨
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.¨~~†*¤&@# THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@&¤*†~~¨.
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¨..-:%&&@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@&&%:-..¨
,,«/§*§¶## BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE ENOUGH  TO ##¶§*§/«,,
,¨-~/$¤&## TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD THEM ##&¤$/~-¨,
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,¨.~\=¤¤## SOMETHING GOING  ON  AHEAD. THOSE AROUND ##¤¤=\~.¨,
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,.--=*$@@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #@@$*=--.,
,,«;=¤§@## 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 ###&%;=-.¨
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...-†$£&@# APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #@&£$†-...
¨,.:«^=%#@ 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 ##£*^/«-.¨
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¨.-«\^%§¶# 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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