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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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,,~:†@¤#@# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY #@#¤@†:~,,
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,,¨,-~*=£§ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I  DO  LEAD THEM §£=*~-,¨,,
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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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