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.,¨:=^*$¤# MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN,  AND TODAY IT #¤$*^=:¨,.
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,.,:=\†£¤@ BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO @¤£†\=:,.,
.¨~»;*£¤## TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I DO LEAD  THEM ##¤£*;»~¨.
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¨¨^~^†&§#@ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, @#§&†^~^¨¨
¨,~;%$##@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU #@##$%;~,¨
.,^~\=$§@# KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS.  EVERY PAGE  IS A #@§$=\~^,.
.¨.:»^*£§@ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, @§£*^»:.¨.
,..¨.»:=¤£ BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN £¤=:».¨..,
¨¨.^«=**§¶ BOTH SPACE  AND TIME.  A LOT  OF  IT  IS ¶§**=«^.¨¨
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,,,«**%¤@# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE #@¤%**«,,,
.^~;*§¤#@# FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #@#¤§*;~^.
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¨,.:«^*&&# TOO QUICK,  SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE #&&*^«:.,¨
¨.,,-«:^&@ GROUND. ONE LANDS ON  MY  FOOT,  IT IS A @&^:«-,,.¨
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