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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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.-»:*¤£### for it seems like there's  a new moon in ###£¤*:»-.
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