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.,.¨...-«/ MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN,  AND  TODAY  IT /«-...¨.,.
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,.,.¨:-=^& SUNSET THE AIR COMES  RAINING BACK  DOWN &^=-:¨.,.,
¨¨¨¨,-*§%# AND  GETS THICK  ENOUGH TO  BREATHE.  IT #%§*-,¨¨¨¨
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,,.¨.,,-=^ BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO ^=-,,.¨.,,
,¨,,¨¨,,.~ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM ~.,,¨¨,,¨,
,¨..,¨.^~/ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. /~^.¨,..¨,
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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 #¤===,¨,,¨
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.,«*^*#### DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD ####*^*«,.
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