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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.                               ##@§%=*»,¨
¨,,«:*%#@#                                          #@#%*:«,,¨
.,¨-=;%%§@ the others think  i'm young,  they don't @§%%;=-¨,.
,.¨¨,»*†%§ take  me  seriously  and   i  fear  they §%†*»,¨¨.,
¨,,,,^»\$% snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old %$\»^,,,,¨
.,,.,¨.=;= before  you  learn the trade  enough  to =;=.¨,.,,.
.,¨.,..,»/ take other people.  but i  do lead  them /»,..,.¨,.
.,.,,,.¨.~ safely     forward,     every     night. ~.¨.,,,.,.
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¨.¨,¨¨:~†% however,  currently there  seems  to  be %†~:¨¨,¨.¨
.,,.,-==^% something going  on ahead.  those around %^==-,.,,.
¨.¨.-»^=%@ the  corner  have   stopped,   shouting, @%=^»-.¨.¨
.,,:«^%@&@ pointing.                                @&@%^«:,,.
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,¨.¨,..=:$ 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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