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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 ¤†=~,,.,¨.
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,¨,^»*%£§# 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 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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