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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 †;»,..,..¨
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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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.,,,,¨-~^† FOR IT  SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN †^~-¨,,,,.
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