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..¨,...:»† 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  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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¨...,«;=£@ 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 ;~-..¨.,,.
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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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