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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, ..,.,.,,,.
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¨,¨..,,¨¨, 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 §%%†=.,,.¨
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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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