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.¨¨¨¨,«:§£ CARRIES WITH IT  SMELLS  FROM FAR  AWAY, £§:«,¨¨¨¨.
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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 @%%/«-¨.¨,
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.¨¨¨.-=^%¤ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ¤%^=-.¨¨¨.
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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 #§£†:~~.¨,
¨¨:=†%$#¶# GROUND. ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT  IS  A #¶#$%†=:¨¨
¨:~†$¤@### DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD ###@¤$†~:¨
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