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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 ##@§§$:-.¨
,.,~**%£@# SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. #@£%**~,.,
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.¨,.^=†%%£ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                £%%†=^.,¨.
.¨,,¨~»/*£ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, £*/»~¨,,¨.
.,...,~-^† CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU †^-~,...,.
,¨,¨.,.:«* KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY  PAGE  IS  A *«:.,.¨,¨,
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,,...¨.~»† BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN †»~.¨...,,
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,¨,~«=†@£# THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE #£@†=«~,¨,
¨.¨,,-*%$@ 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 :«-¨,¨.¨¨,
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