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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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