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...^«/%$#@ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A @#$%/«^...
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.¨¨,,¨¨¨.= TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY =.¨¨¨,,¨¨.
,¨,¨¨¨.,~^ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ^~,.¨¨¨,¨,
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.¨¨,.,-\%§ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM §%\-,.,¨¨.
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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 ^-,,.¨,..¨
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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 ##@£††~^¨.
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