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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, #¶¤¤†^--.¨
,-=:$£#¶## COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ##¶#£$:=-,
.¨:~;%£#¶# SHARP  CONTRAST FOR THE STALE  BLACK  OF #¶#£%;~:¨.
,,.~«*%$¤£ THE NIGHT.                               £¤$%*«~.,,
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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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