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,¨.,,¨¨^«\ MUST'VE  ANGERED THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT \«^¨¨,,.¨,
.,..¨.~=*$ STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT  WITH  THE $*=~.¨..,.
.¨¨¨.~~/^¤ SUNSET THE AIR  COMES RAINING BACK  DOWN ¤^/~~.¨¨¨.
¨,.,,«:%@¶ AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT ¶@%:«,,.,¨
.,¨.«/%¤@@ CARRIES WITH  IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, @@¤%/«.¨,.
.¨,-;^%@@# COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A #@@%^;-,¨.
..~*%¤@### SHARP CONTRAST  FOR  THE  STALE BLACK OF ###@¤%*~..
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¨..,-=:^¤£ THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T £¤^:=-,..¨
¨,¨¨,,»/*% TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY %*/»,,¨¨,¨
,.,¨¨,,»^§ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD §^»,,¨¨,.,
¨,¨,.¨¨:»= BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE ENOUGH  TO =»:¨¨.,¨,¨
..,,,.,,^~ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM ~^,,.,,,..
,.,.¨.,..: SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. :..,.¨.,.,
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,.,¨,,.... HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE SEEMS  TO  BE ....,,¨,.,
.,,,,¨.¨,« SOMETHING  GOING ON AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND «,¨.¨,,,,.
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..¨¨¨.¨,~/ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                /~,¨.¨¨¨..
.,,,...,,= BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, =,,...,,,.
¨¨¨¨,¨¨¨.- CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU -.¨¨¨,¨¨¨¨
.¨.¨,,¨... KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A ...¨,,¨.¨.
¨¨¨¨,...¨. GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, .¨...,¨¨¨¨
.¨,¨.,¨.-~ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ~-.¨,.¨,¨.
¨¨¨,¨.,,~; BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME. A LOT  OF  IT  IS ;~,,.¨,¨¨¨
.,,,,.,~/$ 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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