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,.,--\†§@@ MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT @@§†\--,.,
.¨.~†=¤### STILL BURNS US  STRANGELY. BUT  WITH THE ###¤=†~.¨.
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,,:~†*¤#@# AND  GETS  THICK  ENOUGH TO  BREATHE. 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 /=.¨¨..¨¨¨
,¨.,,¨,-:% TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO LEAD  THEM %:-,¨,,.¨,
.¨¨.¨~-=$& SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. &$=-~¨.¨¨.
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.,^-/%%£@# SOMETHING GOING ON  AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND #@£%%/-^,.
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.¨,..~~^§@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @§^~~..,¨.
,¨..,«/*&@ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, @&*/«,..¨,
,¨,.=*^&@# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU #@&^*=.,¨,
¨,,«†$$### KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE  IS  A ###$$†«,,¨
,.«†%$#### GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ####$%†«.,
..,~;$&### BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN ###&$;~,..
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¨.¨,.:=*%& HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS &%*=:.,¨.¨
.,...,,~/% REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER %/~,,...,.
.,,,.,.^-: HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE    DATES   ARE :-^.,.,,,.
.¨..,.¨¨-» IMPOSSIBLE.                              »-¨¨.,..¨.
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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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