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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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