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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 †-~.¨¨¨,¨¨
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,¨,¨,..¨¨, COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE  IMAGINATION, A ,¨¨..,¨,¨,
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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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