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.,~»*%£¶## 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 ##§†:~:¨,.
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,.¨¨,^=/$@ CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, @$/=^,¨¨.,
,,¨¨.,-»*% 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 $/»^,.,¨¨¨
,,,¨¨,~/=% HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS %=/~,¨¨,,,
,,.,-~;§¤£ REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER £¤§;~-,.,,
¨¨¨-=/†£@@ HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE    DATES   ARE @@£†/=-¨¨¨
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¨.~~*†*@## THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@*†*~~.¨
¨.,,»/^¤@@ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. @@¤^/»,,.¨
,...,=^$*# 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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