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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, @&§%*=,¨,,
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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 @£&$*:-.,.
,¨.:~/§@@@ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars @@@§/~:.¨,
..,,,~^%*¤ reordered,  some  names  i  have   never ¤*%^~,,,..
,,,¨,,~/*% heard.    sometimes    the   dates   are %*/~,,¨,,,
,,,¨.¨~~*§ impossible.                              §*~~¨.¨,,,
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,.¨,....,- those pages are exactly  what i scramble -,....,¨.,
.,¨¨,¨,¨,. for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. .,¨,¨,¨¨,.
¨¨¨.¨...-~ i sling  open the  book  of  stars a bit ~-...¨.¨¨¨
¨¨,.¨.,-«† too quick, spilling all my notes on  the †«-,.¨.,¨¨
.,,,...«*^ ground. one lands  on my  foot,  it is a ^*«...,,,.
,,.¨¨.-\†£ drawing  of  a muscle cow,  but i  could £†\-.¨¨.,,
.¨.,^-;§§@ care less right now.                     @§§;-^,.¨.
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.¨,-==$&¶# for it seems like  there's a new moon in #¶&$==-,¨.
.:~;^&§### the sky.                                 ###§&^;~:.
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