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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 $/~.,.,¨.¨
,,.,.¨¨.~: TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY :~.¨¨.,.,,
.¨¨..¨.¨.» SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ».¨.¨..¨¨.
,¨.,,,,¨¨: BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH  TO :¨¨,,,,.¨,
,,¨,,,.,,- TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD  THEM -,,.,,,¨,,
.¨,,.¨.,«/ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. /«,.¨.,,¨.
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.¨¨¨,,~:^& HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO BE &^:~,,¨¨¨.
,,,¨~~;*§# SOMETHING GOING ON  AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND #§*;~~¨,,,
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¨¨,¨¨¨.:»* MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                *»:.¨¨¨,¨¨
,¨¨.¨,~~^† BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, †^~~,¨.¨¨,
...,¨^»=$& 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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