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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, ¤%**«~..¨.
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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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