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.¨,.,~\*§@ MUST'VE  ANGERED THE SUN,  AND  TODAY IT @§*\~,.,¨.
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¨....,,.,~ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY ~,.,,....¨
..¨,,.¨,«; SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ;«,¨.,,¨..
.¨,,¨.~~*† BEFORE YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO †*~~.¨,,¨.
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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 #&%;~:.,¨¨
,¨¨¨,.«**¤ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ¤**«.,¨¨¨,
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,¨¨¨.,.,-; FOR  IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN ;-,.,.¨¨¨,
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