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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 £%†^».¨¨.¨
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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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