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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 $%:=~¨..,,
¨¨.¨,»†*£# AND GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT #£*†»,¨.¨¨
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,,,¨^~\*$§ THE OTHERS  THINK I'M  YOUNG, THEY DON'T §$*\~^¨,,,
.,,,.,«†^$ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY $^†«,.,,,.
...¨¨¨-»\* SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD *\»-¨¨¨...
¨.¨¨¨¨.-«= BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE TRADE  ENOUGH  TO =«-.¨¨¨¨.¨
¨¨¨,¨..¨,» TAKE  OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO LEAD THEM »,¨..¨,¨¨¨
,¨,,¨.¨^«† SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. †«^¨.¨,,¨,
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.¨...^«^§% HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE SEEMS  TO  BE %§^«^...¨.
,.,.^~\*§¤ SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND ¤§*\~^.,.,
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,...¨.-/†¤ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ¤†/-.¨...,
¨¨..:~^**# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, #**^~:..¨¨
,..-=/^@£# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU #£@^/=-..,
..^-†*$@## 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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