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.¨.«/%$§@# ONLY AT NIGHT. LONG  AGO,  SOMEONE  HERE #@§$%/«.¨.
,.=\**#### 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 ##@§^;~^¨,
¨--^=$£### SHARP  CONTRAST FOR  THE STALE  BLACK OF ###£$=^--¨
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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. @#£*=~:..¨
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,,¨.~;%&@¶ HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS TO  BE ¶@&%;~.¨,,
.,.»/§¤¤¶# SOMETHING  GOING ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND #¶¤¤§/».,.
,^»;*%#£## THE  CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,   SHOUTING, ##£#%*;»^,
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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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