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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 @§/=,,,.¨.
.¨¨.¨¨-«\§ the sky.                                 §\«-¨¨.¨¨.
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