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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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