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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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,,~;%§£### 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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