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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 ###¶@**~:¨
¨¨^«;†¤£## SUNSET THE  AIR COMES RAINING  BACK DOWN ##£¤†;«^¨¨
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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 ##§^/~-¨,,
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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 @%\~.¨¨¨¨.
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,,¨.,¨,:»* 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 £%%^~-¨¨,¨
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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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