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¨¨.-~;†$&@ only  at night. long  ago,  someone here @&$†;~-.¨¨
..,.^«*=£& 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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