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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 ##@#%§;=~.
..-~†$%@## SUNSET THE  AIR COMES  RAINING BACK DOWN ##@%$†~-..
,¨,:-^$§@# AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT #@§$^-:,¨,
¨..¨,=^*@# CARRIES WITH  IT SMELLS  FROM FAR  AWAY, #@*^=,¨..¨
,,,¨¨-»^§$ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE  IMAGINATION, A $§^»-¨¨,,,
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¨¨,.¨,¨:»^ THE NIGHT.                               ^»:¨,¨.,¨¨
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.¨¨¨,¨,,.: THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T :.,,¨,¨¨¨.
.¨,.¨.,.¨, TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY ,¨.,.¨.,¨.
..¨,.¨..¨, SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ,¨..¨.,¨..
..¨...,¨~- BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO -~¨,...¨..
¨¨¨,,.,,»† TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT  I DO  LEAD THEM †»,,.,,¨¨¨
¨¨.¨,¨,~;† SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. †;~,¨,¨.¨¨
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,.,,^~=^%@ HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE SEEMS  TO  BE @%^=~^,,.,
¨,,^~:**## SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND ##**:~^,,¨
,,-«=%%@## THE   CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,  SHOUTING, ##@%%=«-,,
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,,¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨,,
.¨¨¨,..-«/ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, /«-..,¨¨¨.
¨..¨,,~»=* CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU *=»~,,¨..¨
¨.,¨,,»:*% KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE  IS A %*:»,,¨,.¨
,..,-~:=$# 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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