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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. &¤¨.¨¨¤..¨
.§¨,.,.,¨, .§§.¨,,&.,
,,@¨.,,¨,¨ 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. §£...&,£¤.
¨¨,¨#..¨£, §&@¨,,.¤¤#
&,.,,@,.,§ however, currently there seems to be @,@&,¨.§,¤
@§¨..¨#,,¨ something going on ahead. those around ,.&£§.¨..¤
¨@@¨,..§¨¨ the corner have stopped, shouting, ¨¨£,£#¨,.£
,#¤£¨..,@. pointing. ,¨.¨££@,.¨
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.¨.@,§&,¨, .¨. ¨, ,~\«, ¨, .., @&.¨¨¨#¨@#
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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. ¨,,¤,&£¨¨.
,@.##..¨,§ ¨¨.¨,&#&..
,,.@&#.,,& 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. .&,¨,.§.,.
,¨.&#&¨..& ¨¨¤¨..¨£.,
¨,¨@,¤#¨¨¨ for it seems like there's a new moon in ¨¨.§,,¨,@¨
.¨,..£¤&¨. the sky. .¨¨,&.,..&
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