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,¨~«^*£#@# 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 #£&$^-,,,,
.¨,«\%£@£# THE   CORNER  HAVE  STOPPED,   SHOUTING, #£@£%\«,¨.
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,,^~/*%¤## MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ##¤%*/~^,,
¨^~*=%¤@## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ##@¤%=*~^¨
.,~~†^*£@# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU #@£*^†~~,.
¨...~=§£&@ KNOW WHAT  YEAR  IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS A @&£§=~...¨
,,¨,,~:$&# 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 ##&£=/~,¨¨
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