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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 @¤*:«-.,.,
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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 £#*=~:,¨¨¨
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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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