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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. /~:,,,..¨¨
,,.,,.:~†^                                          ^†~:.,,.,,
¨.,,¨~=\=¤ however, currently  there  seems  to  be ¤=\=~¨,,.¨
¨¨,,.»*§$§ something going  on ahead. those  around §$§*».,,¨¨
,¨,~=*$$#@ the   corner   have  stopped,  shouting, @#$$*=~,¨,
...~/%*@## pointing.                                ##@*%/~...
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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.                              ##@*§/-~..
.¨¨,-=†%¤#                                          #¤%†=-,¨¨.
.¨¨¨,~*$%# those pages are  exactly what i scramble #%$*~,¨¨¨.
,,,¨¨^~==£ 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.                     ¨¨,,¨..,.,
¨..,,.,..,                                          ,..,.,,..¨
¨.,,.¨.,¨¨ for  it seems like there's a new moon in ¨¨,.¨.,,.¨
.,...,¨,¨, the sky.                                 ,¨,¨,...,.
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