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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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.,¨,:-=%%& 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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