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,,~\§*&@@# 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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..,~†§£¤#@ 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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.:=:^%#£@# 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 ##¶§£=†«:¨
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,,.^~\$¤@¶ 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 #£%^^~,.¨.
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