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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 @#%§:»:,¨¨
¨¨~~*%$### AND  GETS THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT ###$%*~~¨¨
,:«:$¤&### CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS FROM  FAR  AWAY, ###&¤$:«:,
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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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,.¨¨:~*^&# 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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