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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 -.,.¨¨...,
,.¨..¨¨,,= the sky.                                 =,,¨¨..¨.,
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