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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 ##¶&%%:».¨
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.^»;%@¤@## safely     forward,     every     night. ##@¤@%;»^.
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,^~:^†&%%# the   corner  have  stopped,   shouting, #%%&†^:~^,
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.-«^%§&### book of stars,  is   a   combined   map, ###&§%^«-.
.-~=†$£@¶@ calendar and  timepiece as long  as  you @¶@£$†=~-.
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¨^=*%%¤£## below which are  written coordinates  in ##£¤%%*=^¨
,.«†%§@£## both space  and  time. a  lot  of  it is ##£@§%†«.,
,^=†$¤#@@# applicable  on  earth,  but  not all. it #@@#¤$†=^,
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,:«\*££@## i  sling  open  the book of stars  a bit ##@££*\«:,
,¨.,\^$$£# too quick,  spilling all my notes on the #£$$^\,.¨,
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¨.»:**§@## drawing  of  a muscle cow,  but i  could ##@§**:».¨
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