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.,«:§£@@## COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ##@@£§:«,.
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,,~;*§&£¶@ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @¶£&§*;~,,
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.,:-»»††¤@ 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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,-«/$§@@@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #@@@§$/«-,
,^~**¤§### 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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..=†$§£&£# REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER #£&£§$†=..
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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 ££§$\-,...
,.¨¨¨~.;¤@ GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON  MY  FOOT, IT IS A @¤;.~¨¨¨.,
¨..,,:,*¤& DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD &¤*,:,,..¨
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