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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 ^¨.¨¨¨¨¨..
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,.¨,¨,..»: AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH TO  BREATHE.  IT :»..,¨,¨.,
.¨,.¨¨^=*% 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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¨....,¨,,, 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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