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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 ##@@&%*~^.
..^~\@¤¶## the sky.                                 ##¶¤@\~^..
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