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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. #@¶&§*;~^¨
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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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