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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 ;~^.¨..,¨¨
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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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