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:'''Book 1'''

From the rearview mirror, �� saw the sun rising on his neck.~~ ~~ "You're nervous."

:: From the rearview mirror, �� saw the sun rising on his neck. "You're nervous."

::�� shook his head but said nothing

::"How long has it been?" �� asked, tilting his gaze away from ��'s reflection. "A couple of years."

::�� sighs, shifting in his seat. The silence they fell into was only interrupted by the occasional hum of the engine as they pass through fields and fields of grass.

�� shook his head ~~but said nothing~~

::"You didn't have to bring me. I didn't have to come." �� said, looking out the side window. "If you're that worried how I'll be, or how your family..."

::"If I didn't ask you, you wouldn't come along." �� said. It's a firm, calm statement-yet tense nonetheless. He shook his head. "I want you here."

::�� took a hand off the wheel to pat �� on the head. "It'll be fun. Trust me. My hometown's no circus'" �� smirked. "Oh really? I assumed so. Considering you're the biggest clown I know."

::The sun continued to rise, in a blinding curve of light that bisected the grasslands. The car didn't break down, and neither did they.

~~"How long has it been?" �� asked, tilting his gaze away from ��'s reflection. "A couple of years."~~

~~�� sighs, shifting in his seat. The silence they fell into was only interrupted by the occasional hum of the engine as they pass through fields and fields of grass.~~

~~"You didn't have to bring me. I didn't have to come." �� said, looking out the side window. "If you're that worried how I'll be, or how your family..."~~

~~"If I didn't ask you, you wouldn't come along." �� said. It's a firm, calm statement-yet tense nonetheless. He shook his head. "I want you here."~~

�� took a hand off the wheel to pat �� on the head. "It'll be fun. Trust me. My hometown's no circus'" �� smirked. "Oh really? I assumed so. Considering you're the biggest clown I know."

~~The sun continued to rise, in a blinding curve of light that bisected the grasslands. The car didn't break down, and neither did they.~~

:'''Book 2'''

...and then �� saw it, the glow. The endless sky, the untouched stars. A boundless, infinite, unknowing unknown that stretched far beyond the grass beneath his pals.~~ ~~ The world, the world he knew-one of so much pain and struggle-dwarfed and miniscule in the grandest contexts.

::...and then �� saw it, the glow. The endless sky, the untouched stars. A boundless, infinite, unknowing unknown that stretched far beyond the grass beneath his pals. The world, the world he knew-one of so much pain and struggle-dwarfed and miniscule in the grandest contexts.

::In that moment, he couldn't make sense of it-why such a wide and boundless world would ever allow him to cross paths with ��. The night sky is endless, and the stars are countless.

In that moment, he couldn't make sense of it-why such a wide and boundless world would ever allow him to cross paths with ��.~~ ~~ The night sky is endless, and the stars are countless.

::The abrupt closing of a car door disturbed this peaceful panorama as �� quickly sat up, dusting himself off. He'd look back at ��, who was walking over from the car.

::"My uncle would take me and my cousins here once a month," �� began as he sat down beside ��. "He'd sit us down right over there-next to the river. He'd tell us that all those stars and the land beneath them were made for us. And the beauty of this world belonged to those who are willing to see it."

The abrupt closing of a car door disturbed this peaceful panorama as �� quickly sat up, dusting himself off. He'd look back at ��, who was walking over from the car.

::�� shrugged, then layed down on the grass. "He tried being a poet, but no publisher would touch his manuscripts."

::�� snickered, letting his gaze lay upon the Spokane river which bisected the land. "I don't think your uncle has the poetic mind they're looking for." Then he lifted his head up, to see the world beyond his own.

"My uncle would take me and my cousins here once a month," �� began as he sat down beside ��. "He'd sit us down right over there-next to the river. He'd tell us that all those stars and the land beneath them were made for us. And the beauty of this world belonged to those who are willing to see it."

::"...But he does know the best places to stargaze."

�� shrugged, then layed down on the grass. "He tried being a poet, but no publisher would touch his manuscripts."

�� snickered, letting his gaze lay upon the Spokane river which bisected the land. "I don't think your uncle has the poetic mind they're looking for."~~ ~~ Then he lifted his head up, to see the world beyond his own.

"...But he does know the best places to stargaze."

~~> Book 3~~

~~...and �� waited outside in the cold, dark night, Right outside the restaurant. The glow of the window and streetlights kept him from seeing the stars.~~

"Hey!" �� slid out the door and onto the street, turning to looking straight at ��. He was slightly out of breath, and his wide eyes narrowed as he walked up to the other boy. "You good?"

~~�� just rolled his eyes and turned to look back up at the sky. "Peachy. I just needed some air."~~

�� just shook his head. "Dude, my family has been asking about you. Are you like, actually fine? What's going on? "Lay off, ��." �� said, not turning to look back at him.

~~No, you need to tell me what's wrong. We need to resolve this. You can talk to me! You can't just keep shutting me out!" �� pleaded as he ran a hand through his hair.~~

�� scoffed, then turned to glare back at ��. "Okay?" "...I need us to be a team, man. This trip is for me and I just..." �� tilted his head, frowning. "I need something from you once."

~~Well, if you don't want me to protect your feelings," �� shrugged. "I don't like your family." "...What?"~~

"I don't like the way your family looks at me. I don't like the way they talk to me. I don't like the way you talk about me when you're around them-like I'm not even in the room with you." �� said, getting more tense with each passing word. "It sucks

~~The shock on �� wasn't what stung, but how that shock turned into disbelief. "They are my family. You... You can't just say those things! I..~~."

"It's the truth." �� wanted to be hurtful, to hurt him in that moment. But truthfully, his resolve broke the moment those words left his mouth. "It's... It's just how I feel. Sorry."

~~�� sighs~~. ~~"Can you just~~, ~~like~~, ~~bear with it? For one night~~! ~~Just one night~~. ~~I promise I'll make it~~ up to ~~you~~." ~~ �� didn't say anything. He just nodded. He didn't want to fight with �� tonight.~~

:'''Book 3'''

::...and �� waited outside in the cold, dark night, Right outside the restaurant. The glow of the window and streetlights kept him from seeing the stars.

::"Hey!" �� slid out the door and onto the street, turning to looking straight at ��. He was slightly out of breath, and his wide eyes narrowed as he walked up to the other boy. "You good?"

At the nods, �� dropped his hands to his sides. He then stepped forward, embracing ��.~~ ~~ "You'll get through this. Just... do it for me, please?"

::�� just rolled his eyes and turned to look back up at the sky. "Peachy. I just needed some air."

::�� just shook his head. "Dude, my family has been asking about you. Are you like, actually fine? What's going on? "Lay off, ��." �� said, not turning to look back at him.

::No, you need to tell me what's wrong. We need to resolve this. You can talk to me! You can't just keep shutting me out!" �� pleaded as he ran a hand through his hair.

::�� scoffed, then turned to glare back at ��. "Okay?" "...I need us to be a team, man. This trip is for me and I just..." �� tilted his head, frowning. "I need something from you once."

::Well, if you don't want me to protect your feelings," �� shrugged. "I don't like your family." "...What?"

::"I don't like the way your family looks at me. I don't like the way they talk to me. I don't like the way you talk about me when you're around them-like I'm not even in the room with you." �� said, getting more tense with each passing word. "It sucks

::The shock on �� wasn't what stung, but how that shock turned into disbelief. "They are my family. You... You can't just say those things! I..."

::"It's the truth." �� wanted to be hurtful, to hurt him in that moment. But truthfully, his resolve broke the moment those words left his mouth. "It's... It's just how I feel. Sorry."

::�� sighs. "Can you just, like, bear with it? For one night! Just one night. I promise I'll make it up to you." �� didn't say anything. He just nodded. He didn't want to fight with �� tonight.

::At the nods, �� dropped his hands to his sides. He then stepped forward, embracing ��. "You'll get through this. Just... do it for me, please?"

::The air was warm, and the cars passing by were loud. There were no stars in the sky, but lights everywhere to be seen. And there he was, rooted where he stood. "Only for you."

~~The air was warm, and the cars passing by were loud. There were no stars in the sky, but lights everywhere to be seen. And there he was, rooted where he stood. "Only for you."~~

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 secret location where Mirah is
-:Book 1
+:'''Book 1'''
- From the rearview mirror, ������ saw the sun rising on his neck.<br><br>"You're nervous."
+:: From the rearview mirror, ������ saw the sun rising on his neck.<br>"You're nervous."
+::���� shook his head but said nothing
+::"How long has it been?" ������ asked, tilting his gaze away from ����'s reflection.<br>"A couple of years."
+::������ sighs, shifting in his seat. The silence they fell into was only interrupted by the occasional hum of the engine as they pass through fields and fields of grass.
- ���� shook his head but said nothing
+::"You didn't have to bring me. I didn't have to come." ���� said, looking out the side window. "If you're that worried how I'll be, or how your family..."
+::"If I didn't ask you, you wouldn't come along." ���� said. It's a firm, calm statement-yet tense nonetheless. He shook his head. "I want you here."
+::���� took a hand off the wheel to pat ������ on the head. "It'll be fun. Trust me. My hometown's no circus'" <br> ������ smirked. "Oh really? I assumed so. Considering you're the biggest clown I know."
+::The sun continued to rise, in a blinding curve of light that bisected the grasslands. The car didn't break down, and neither did they.
- "How long has it been?" ������ asked, tilting his gaze away from ����'s reflection.<br><br>"A couple of years."
- ������ sighs, shifting in his seat. The silence they fell into was only interrupted by the occasional hum of the engine as they pass through fields and fields of grass.
- "You didn't have to bring me. I didn't have to come." ���� said, looking out the side window. "If you're that worried how I'll be, or how your family..."
- "If I didn't ask you, you wouldn't come along." ���� said. It's a firm, calm statement-yet tense nonetheless. He shook his head. "I want you here."
- ���� took a hand off the wheel to pat ������ on the head. "It'll be fun. Trust me. My hometown's no circus'" <br><br> ������ smirked. "Oh really? I assumed so. Considering you're the biggest clown I know."
- The sun continued to rise, in a blinding curve of light that bisected the grasslands. The car didn't break down, and neither did they.
 :'''Book 2'''
-  ...and then ������ saw it, the glow. The endless sky, the untouched stars. A boundless, infinite, unknowing unknown that stretched far beyond the grass beneath his pals.<br><br>The world, the world he knew-one of so much pain and struggle-dwarfed and miniscule in the grandest contexts.
+::...and then ������ saw it, the glow. The endless sky, the untouched stars. A boundless, infinite, unknowing unknown that stretched far beyond the grass beneath his pals.<br>The world, the world he knew-one of so much pain and struggle-dwarfed and miniscule in the grandest contexts.
+::In that moment, he couldn't make sense of it-why such a wide and boundless world would ever allow him to cross paths with ����.<br>The night sky is endless, and the stars are countless.
- In that moment, he couldn't make sense of it-why such a wide and boundless world would ever allow him to cross paths with ����.<br><br>The night sky is endless, and the stars are countless.
+::The abrupt closing of a car door disturbed this peaceful panorama as ������ quickly sat up, dusting himself off. He'd look back at ����, who was walking over from the car.
+::"My uncle would take me and my cousins here once a month," ���� began as he sat down beside ������. "He'd sit us down right over there-next to the river. He'd tell us that all those stars and the land beneath them were made for us. And the beauty of this world belonged to those who are willing to see it."
- The abrupt closing of a car door disturbed this peaceful panorama as ������ quickly sat up, dusting himself off. He'd look back at ����, who was walking over from the car.
+::���� shrugged, then layed down on the grass. "He tried being a poet, but no publisher would touch his manuscripts."
+::������ snickered, letting his gaze lay upon the Spokane river which bisected the land. "I don't think your uncle has the poetic mind they're looking for."<br>Then he lifted his head up, to see the world beyond his own.
- "My uncle would take me and my cousins here once a month," ���� began as he sat down beside ������. "He'd sit us down right over there-next to the river. He'd tell us that all those stars and the land beneath them were made for us. And the beauty of this world belonged to those who are willing to see it."
+::"...But he does know the best places to stargaze."
- ���� shrugged, then layed down on the grass. "He tried being a poet, but no publisher would touch his manuscripts."
- ������ snickered, letting his gaze lay upon the Spokane river which bisected the land. "I don't think your uncle has the poetic mind they're looking for."<br><br>Then he lifted his head up, to see the world beyond his own.
- "...But he does know the best places to stargaze."
-> Book 3
- ...and ������ waited outside in the cold, dark night, Right outside the restaurant. The glow of the window and streetlights kept him from seeing the stars.
- "Hey!" ���� slid out the door and onto the street, turning to looking straight at ������. He was slightly out of breath, and his wide eyes narrowed as he walked up to the other boy.<br><br>"You good?"
- ������ just rolled his eyes and turned to look back up at the sky. "Peachy. I just needed some air."
- ���� just shook his head. "Dude, my family has been asking about you. Are you like, actually fine? What's going on?<br><br>"Lay off, ����." ������ said, not turning to look back at him.
- No, you need to tell me what's wrong. We need to resolve this. You can talk to me! You can't just keep shutting me out!" ���� pleaded as he ran a hand through his hair.
- ������ scoffed, then turned to glare back at ����. "Okay?"<br><br>"...I need us to be a team, man. This trip is for me and I just..." ���� tilted his head, frowning. "I need something from you once."
- Well, if you don't want me to protect your feelings," ������ shrugged. "I don't like your family."<br><br>"...What?"
- "I don't like the way your family looks at me. I don't like the way they talk to me. I don't like the way you talk about me when you're around them-like I'm not even in the room with you." ������ said, getting more tense with each passing word. "It sucks
- The shock on ���� wasn't what stung, but how that shock turned into disbelief.<br><br>"They are my family. You... You can't just say those things! I..."
- "It's the truth." ������ wanted to be hurtful, to hurt him in that moment. But truthfully, his resolve broke the moment those words left his mouth.<br><br>"It's... It's just how I feel. Sorry."
- ���� sighs. "Can you just, like, bear with it? For one night! Just one night. I promise I'll make it up to you."<br><br>������ didn't say anything. He just nodded. He didn't want to fight with ���� tonight.
+:'''Book 3'''
+::...and ������ waited outside in the cold, dark night, Right outside the restaurant. The glow of the window and streetlights kept him from seeing the stars.
+::"Hey!" ���� slid out the door and onto the street, turning to looking straight at ������. He was slightly out of breath, and his wide eyes narrowed as he walked up to the other boy.<br>"You good?"
-  At the nods, ���� dropped his hands to his sides. He then stepped forward, embracing ������.<br><br>"You'll get through this. Just... do it for me, please?"
+::������ just rolled his eyes and turned to look back up at the sky. "Peachy. I just needed some air."
+::���� just shook his head. "Dude, my family has been asking about you. Are you like, actually fine? What's going on?<br>"Lay off, ����." ������ said, not turning to look back at him.
+::No, you need to tell me what's wrong. We need to resolve this. You can talk to me! You can't just keep shutting me out!" ���� pleaded as he ran a hand through his hair.
+::������ scoffed, then turned to glare back at ����. "Okay?"<br>"...I need us to be a team, man. This trip is for me and I just..." ���� tilted his head, frowning. "I need something from you once."
+::Well, if you don't want me to protect your feelings," ������ shrugged. "I don't like your family."<br>"...What?"
+::"I don't like the way your family looks at me. I don't like the way they talk to me. I don't like the way you talk about me when you're around them-like I'm not even in the room with you." ������ said, getting more tense with each passing word. "It sucks
+::The shock on ���� wasn't what stung, but how that shock turned into disbelief.<br>"They are my family. You... You can't just say those things! I..."
+::"It's the truth." ������ wanted to be hurtful, to hurt him in that moment. But truthfully, his resolve broke the moment those words left his mouth.<br>"It's... It's just how I feel. Sorry."
+::���� sighs. "Can you just, like, bear with it? For one night! Just one night. I promise I'll make it up to you."<br>������ didn't say anything. He just nodded. He didn't want to fight with ���� tonight.
+::At the nods, ���� dropped his hands to his sides. He then stepped forward, embracing ������.<br>"You'll get through this. Just... do it for me, please?"
+::The air was warm, and the cars passing by were loud. There were no stars in the sky, but lights everywhere to be seen. And there he was, rooted where he stood.<br>"Only for you."
- The air was warm, and the cars passing by were loud. There were no stars in the sky, but lights everywhere to be seen. And there he was, rooted where he stood.<br><br>"Only for you."