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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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,:~/=$&@## THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T ##@&$=/~:,
¨.,=/*§@@# 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, #@&§$/«,¨¨
,,¨.=\%&@£ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN £@&%\=.¨,,
¨¨.¨:»\†£@ BOTH SPACE  AND  TIME. A  LOT  OF IT  IS @£†\»:¨.¨¨
,.¨,¨.=^%% APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT %%^=.¨,¨.,
,,,,,,~«†= HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS =†«~,,,,,,
.¨,¨,.,,-: REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER :-,,.,¨,¨.
,,,¨,¨,~:* HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE *:~,¨,¨,,,
.,¨.¨^~=^* IMPOSSIBLE.                              *^=~^¨.¨,.
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¨¨..=^=@@# THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE #@@=^=..¨¨
.,~~†*$@## 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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