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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 #@#=*=~¨.¨
,,.=\%§@## 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, @¤*=»:.,,,
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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 &§:-^...¨,
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