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.,.¨,:»/†% 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 §=~~¨,..¨,
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,...^~/*£¤ TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM ¤£*/~^...,
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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 #££$%;=^,,
,,,^«^%§@@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @@§%^«^,,,
¨,.,^»\*%# REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER #%*\»^,.,¨
¨,.,.,-/^@ HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE @^/-,.,.,¨
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,..,,-\*%¤ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¤%*\-,,..,
,.,^»:=@#£ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. £#@=:»^,.,
.¨:=^†§¤## I SLING  OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS  A BIT ##¤§†^=:¨.
.~~/%¤¤¶@# TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE #@¶¤¤%/~~.
¨¨,«**$¤#@ GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON  MY  FOOT, IT IS A @#¤$**«,¨¨
¨¨¨,-**£¤# DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD #¤£**-,¨¨¨
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