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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 ^~,....,¨,
..,¨..~~/* 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 @&%*/=:.,,
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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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