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,,¨.¨.~^$* MUST'VE  ANGERED  THE SUN, AND TODAY  IT *$^~.¨.¨,,
,.¨.,..=†§ STILL BURNS  US STRANGELY. BUT WITH  THE §†=..,.¨.,
...,,,.:~\ SUNSET THE  AIR COMES  RAINING BACK DOWN \~:.,,,...
.¨.¨.,-~\$ AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE. IT $\~-,.¨.¨.
,,¨¨¨,=\†% CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, %†\=,¨¨¨,,
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¨¨:~/†¤§## THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T ##§¤†/~:¨¨
¨.¨-~/§@&@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY @&@§/~-¨.¨
,..,^==*&§ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD §&*==^,..,
,¨,¨.~~*=£ BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH  TO £=*~~.¨,¨,
.,..,¨^=/^ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO  LEAD THEM ^/=^¨,..,.
..,,¨,,,=† SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. †=,,,¨,,..
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,..,.~:%$£ SOMETHING GOING ON  AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND £$%:~.,..,
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,.,~/%££@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #@££%/~,.,
.~-=%$&### CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU ###&$%=-~.
,.~»:$§&## KNOW  WHAT YEAR  IT  IS. EVERY PAGE IS A ##&§$:»~.,
,,¨,-=§@¤# GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, #¤@§=-,¨,,
...¨^~*§££ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ££§*~^¨...
.,,,.:=:†& BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT  OF  IT IS &†:=:.,,,.
,¨,.¨¨~«†% APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT NOT  ALL.  IT %†«~¨¨.,¨,
¨¨.,,.¨~»/ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS /»~¨.,,.¨¨
,¨,.¨¨,»*§ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER §*»,¨¨.,¨,
,,¨,..~\%& HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE &%\~..,¨,,
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¨¨.-\=&### THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ###&=\-.¨¨
.,»†%¤&@## FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ##@&¤%†»,.
,¨^~^$%¤## 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 £††-,...,,
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,¨¨¨.,,«:^ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON  IN ^:«,,.¨¨¨,
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