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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 £&$$\-,¨¨.
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.,,»\§@#¶@ sharp  contrast  for the stale  black of @¶#@§\»,,.
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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 #&%**»:,¨.
.¨:~=$%&¶@ the   corner  have   stopped,  shouting, @¶&%$=~:¨.
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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 £&*/-.¨.,,
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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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