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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 $\~,,...¨,
.,¨,.,,~=/ KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS.  EVERY PAGE IS  A /=~,,.,¨,.
¨¨¨,..¨¨^~ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ~^¨¨..,¨¨¨
.¨.¨¨,¨.¨. BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN .¨.¨,¨¨.¨.
.¨..¨....¨ BOTH  SPACE  AND TIME.  A  LOT OF  IT IS ¨....¨..¨.
¨,,,,.¨,¨, APPLICABLE ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT ,¨,¨.,,,,¨
..¨,¨¨,¨,. HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS .,¨,¨¨,¨..
,,¨.¨..¨.. REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ..¨..¨.¨,,
,¨,,¨¨.¨~« HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE    DATES   ARE «~¨.¨¨,,¨,
¨.¨¨¨¨,^«; IMPOSSIBLE.                              ;«^,¨¨¨¨.¨
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¨¨,..^~†%% THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE %%†~^..,¨¨
,,,¨,~†%*@ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. @*%†~,¨,,,
¨,.-«/%*§@ I  SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS A  BIT @§*%/«-.,¨
¨¨.=/^*¤¶# TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE #¶¤*^/=.¨¨
.:-\^@&### GROUND.  ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT  IS A ###&@^\-:.
..~-:%£&¶# DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD #¶&£%:-~..
¨,,,~\$%£¶ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ¶£%$\~,,,¨
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,.,.¨,»*=% FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW  MOON IN %=*»,¨.,.,
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