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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 ##£@$*:~~¨
¨.~«;*£¤## SOMETHING  GOING  ON AHEAD. THOSE AROUND ##¤£*;«~.¨
,¨,,»;*¤§¶ THE  CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,   SHOUTING, ¶§¤*;»,,¨,
¨¨¨.-«;%$# 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 £§†;-..,..
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