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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 #@$†;~:,,.
.,:«^$$&@# sharp  contrast for  the stale  black of #@&$$^«:,.
,,«/*¤@### the night.                               ###@¤*/«,,
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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 $†=,¨¨,¨..
..¨¨¨:-;*¤ something going on  ahead.  those around ¤*;-:¨¨¨..
,¨¨,.~==§& the   corner   have  stopped,  shouting, &§==~.,¨¨,
,,,-»:^¤¤# pointing.                                #¤¤^:»-,,,
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¨...¨¨~=*† my greatest treasure, the                †*=~¨¨...¨
..¨¨.:-=$£ 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 @£¤*†-.¨.,
,¨,.-~:*¤§ the sky.                                 §¤*:~-.,¨,
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