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¨.~†$§#### STILL BURNS US  STRANGELY.  BUT WITH THE ####§$†~.¨
.,-=:*@&## SUNSET THE AIR  COMES RAINING  BACK DOWN ##&@*:=-,.
,.¨.-=*$¤# AND  GETS  THICK ENOUGH TO  BREATHE.  IT #¤$*=-.¨.,
.¨¨.-»:†@¤ CARRIES  WITH IT  SMELLS FROM  FAR AWAY, ¤@†:»-.¨¨.
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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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¨,¨-»†^@@@ 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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