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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. ^^=-,.,.,.
,...¨^-**& &**-^¨...,
,.,¨-~^^££ 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 &$\=.¨¨¨.¨
,.,,,.,~;^ something going on ahead. those around ^;~,.,,,.,
¨.¨.¨¨.^-\ the corner have stopped, shouting, \-^.¨¨.¨.¨
,¨.,,,..^~ pointing. ~^..,,,.¨,
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.¨,..¨,¨¨. .., .. ,-\~¨ .¨ ¨., .¨¨,¨..,¨.
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.¨..¨.¨~~= my greatest treasure, the =~~¨.¨..¨.
,,,.,,,~†$ 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. *\«~¨,,¨,,
.¨¨,,,,^~= =~^,,,,¨¨.
,,.,,.¨¨.» 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. ..,.¨.¨..¨
¨...,..,., ,.,..,...¨
,,,¨¨¨,¨,¨ for it seems like there's a new moon in ¨,¨,¨¨¨,,,
....,.,¨,~ the sky. ~,¨,.,....
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