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.,~~=*%@¶# 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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,,,.~/$§§@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @§§$/~.,,,
.,-=;$£¤@# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #@¤£$;=-,.
,.~:^§¤@## 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 @§@%:«,,.¨
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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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