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,,-=^§%¤## Only  At Night.  Long Ago,  Someone Here ##¤%§^=-,,
¨.«\%%&¶@# Must'Ve  Angered The  Sun, And Today  It #@¶&%%\«.¨
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..¨,,.~:%§ Carries With  It Smells  From  Far Away, §%:~.,,¨..
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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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,.,.,,.»*$ 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 ,¨,.,.,,¨,
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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 ~:,......¨
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,,¨.,,,~†* Ground. One Lands  On My  Foot,  It Is A *†~,,,.¨,,
,.¨...«\%@ Drawing Of A  Muscle cow,  But  I  Could @%\«...¨.,
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