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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 $^-,,,¨,,,
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.¨¨,,.~;%& THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T &%;~.,,¨¨.
¨..¨^=^^%& TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY &%^^=^¨..¨
¨.¨,~^§&£@ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD @£&§^~,¨.¨
¨.~~;%%£## BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE ENOUGH TO ##£%%;~~.¨
¨,~^†£¤### TAKE  OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT I DO LEAD  THEM ###¤£†^~,¨
¨¨,-^%£&## SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ##&£%^-,¨¨
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,..,,«\*@# HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO BE #@*\«,,..,
.¨..¨^~;%$ 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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