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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 $†\~~¨.,,,
,¨.,,,:«:% take other  people. but  i  do lead them %:«:,,,.¨,
...,,¨¨,=; safely     forward,     every     night. ;=,¨¨,,...
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.,¨,¨¨¨,.- however,  currently  there seems  to  be -.,¨¨¨,¨,.
¨,,...¨,., something going  on  ahead. those around ,.,¨...,,¨
¨¨..,¨,,¨¨ the   corner  have   stopped,  shouting, ¨¨,,¨,..¨¨
¨¨.¨¨...,. pointing.                                .,...¨¨.¨¨
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,¨¨.«=§$#¶ 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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