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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 #%%*-^,.,.
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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 ^-.,¨...¨¨
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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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