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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 /-.,¨¨..,,
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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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¨,,¨-«\%%@ 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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