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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 ==,,,.¨¨¨¨
.,.,,.,=;% 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 &$\«^,.¨¨¨
¨.,.,.~=†% TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD  THEM %†=~.,.,.¨
,,....,,~* SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. *~,,....,,
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¨,,¨..-~=$ 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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