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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 §:«~,,,.¨¨
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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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