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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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