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.,,¨,:~/†$ ONLY AT NIGHT.  LONG  AGO, SOMEONE  HERE $†/~:,¨,,.
¨¨,..~^*%§ MUST'VE ANGERED  THE SUN,  AND TODAY  IT §%*^~..,¨¨
.,,:~*†&&# STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH  THE #&&†*~:,,.
¨¨-«\†@#@# SUNSET  THE AIR COMES RAINING BACK  DOWN #@#@†\«-¨¨
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¨¨,.¨¨.,~= THE  OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T =~,.¨¨.,¨¨
,.¨¨..,.,= TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY =,.,..¨¨.,
.¨¨¨,,,,.. SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ..,,,,¨¨¨.
¨¨,,,¨..,, BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO ,,..¨,,,¨¨
,,,¨,.,.., TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM ,..,.,¨,,,
¨,¨.,,¨¨,» SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. »,¨¨,,.¨,¨
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,¨..,,~«*$ HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY THERE  SEEMS  TO  BE $*«~,,..¨,
¨¨.¨¨,-*%$ SOMETHING  GOING ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND $%*-,¨¨.¨¨
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..¨¨¨..,,¨ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ¨,,..¨¨¨..
¨¨¨.,,¨,¨, BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, ,¨,¨,,.¨¨¨
..,¨,.,..~ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU ~..,.,¨,..
.,.¨.,,-»* KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS.  EVERY  PAGE IS A *»-,,.¨.,.
,.¨,,,-~†* GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, *†~-,,,¨.,
¨,,¨,,-\*@ BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN @*\-,,¨,,¨
,,.¨.«/*$§ 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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