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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, £@†^~,....
,.,¨.~~\$$ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A $$\~~.¨,.,
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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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.¨.¨¨~»:^@ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A  NEW MOON IN @^:»~¨¨.¨.
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