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.,«/^§#£## MUST'VE  ANGERED THE  SUN, AND TODAY  IT ##£#§^/«,.
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¨.»^*£@@@# THE OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@@@£*^».¨
.¨:,::†&£@ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @£&†::,:¨.
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,^~:†*£### TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO LEAD  THEM ###£*†:~^,
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¨¨,,¨.^;*¤ HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE SEEMS  TO  BE ¤*;^.¨,,¨¨
.,...*/\*# 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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.~=/%*$£#@ APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT @#£$*%/=~.
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.,=^=$§### REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ###§$=^=,.
¨^»^§$§### HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE ###§$§^»^¨
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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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