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,,,.,^«\=& MUST'VE  ANGERED THE SUN,  AND  TODAY IT &=\«^,.,,,
¨.¨.:«**§# STILL BURNS US  STRANGELY. BUT  WITH THE #§**«:.¨.¨
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¨,¨.,«/§%§ THE  OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T §%§/«,.¨,¨
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.¨.~;*£@£# 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 $§:-,¨¨,¨.
..¨¨:»††££ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE  IS  A ££††»:¨¨..
,¨¨,~:%&&# GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, #&&%:~,¨¨,
.,,=††%§¶@ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN @¶§%††=,,.
¨:=;†§¤¶@# BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME. A  LOT  OF  IT IS #@¶¤§†;=:¨
,¨.»††%§¶# APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT NOT  ALL.  IT #¶§%††».¨,
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,¨,,~«\**§ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER §**\«~,,¨,
,,,¨,-=^§$ 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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