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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.                               #£%=»,.¨..
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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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