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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 %*\»,,.,¨¨
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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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