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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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..,:-/%§&@ 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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¨¨¨.¨-«†=£ 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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