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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 £$^/»^¨.,,
..,,»;=£¤# the night.                               #¤£=;»,,..
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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 :»,¨¨..¨¨¨
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