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.,.,:-\=%§ as we  cross the mountain,  we can  walk §%=\-:,.,.
,,,¨,^-^§§ 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 %^\~~.,¨¨¨
¨,¨¨.=\$£§ the sky.                                 §£$\=.¨¨,¨
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