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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 #&£:-¨¨¨¨¨
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,,.-.-=-*@ 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 ##@@§%^«:¨
.,-/§$¤### HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE ###¤$§/-,.
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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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