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,¨¨¨,»:†$& SHARP CONTRAST FOR THE  STALE  BLACK  OF &$†:»,¨¨¨,
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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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¨.,¨~«*%£& 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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.,,.=^=@&# 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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