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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 $/»,¨,,.,,
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¨¨¨.¨.,-/% AND GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT %/-,.¨.¨¨¨
,.,¨,.~/%£ CARRIES  WITH  IT SMELLS FROM  FAR AWAY, £%/~.,¨,.,
,¨,,~=\^%¤ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR  THE IMAGINATION, A ¤%^\=~,,¨,
¨,.~~\=&¤# SHARP CONTRAST FOR  THE  STALE  BLACK OF #¤&=\~~.,¨
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,,.«*^$### 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 §¤$†«,,.¨,
.,..»\§%&# THE  CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,   SHOUTING, #&%§\»..,.
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,,,:«†*&#@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @#&*†«:,,,
¨.-~*§%@£# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #£@%§*~-.¨
,.~/%&£@## CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU ##@£&%/~.,
,,--:§&&## KNOW  WHAT  YEAR IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS A ##&&§:--,,
.¨.:«*$£§@ 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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