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¨.,¨.,.¨:« 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 :-....,¨¨¨
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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 @¤£%*-.,,,
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,¨¨,,.-:*£ 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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¨.,,¨¨-«:= 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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