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¨¨¨-=**£&¶ MUST'VE ANGERED THE  SUN,  AND TODAY  IT ¶&£**=-¨¨¨
¨.¨¨~-/*&& STILL BURNS US  STRANGELY.  BUT WITH THE &&*/-~¨¨.¨
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.¨¨.^-/†$§ AND GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT §$†/-^.¨¨.
¨.¨~~;†§£¶ CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS  FROM FAR  AWAY, ¶£§†;~~¨.¨
..:=*=&&@@ COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A @@&&=*=:..
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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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.,~†*@§### 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 £&*§;«.,¨¨
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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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