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.¨.,,~=^†& AS WE CROSS THE  MOUNTAIN,  WE  CAN WALK &†^=~,,.¨.
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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 ###&§%/»~.
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.,,¨.^~^^§ SHARP CONTRAST  FOR  THE  STALE BLACK OF §^^~^.¨,,.
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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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