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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 ##§¤%;~~,¨
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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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