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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, %†-:.¨,.¨¨
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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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