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.¨.,.¨^~/$ MUST'VE  ANGERED THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT $/~^¨.,.¨.
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,,..,¨,,^~ SUNSET THE  AIR COMES RAINING  BACK DOWN ~^,,¨,..,,
¨,....¨,,. AND  GETS  THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE. IT .,,¨....,¨
.¨¨¨,,,¨-- CARRIES WITH  IT  SMELLS FROM FAR  AWAY, --¨,,,¨¨¨.
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.¨¨--/§£££ THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T £££§/--¨¨.
..^»/$%#@# 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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,¨.,.¨¨,,= 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 §§^»:¨,,..
.¨.¨^»/$$£ HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE £$$/»^¨.¨.
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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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