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¨¨.,\*$§¶@ STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH  THE @¶§$*\,.¨¨
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..¨¨¨¨,~*§ THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T §*~,¨¨¨¨..
,,.,.¨,,:* TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY *:,,¨.,.,,
,¨.¨.,,,†§ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD §†,,,.¨.¨,
...¨¨¨^=^£ BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO £^=^¨¨¨...
.¨,.¨-;=%£ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM £%=;-¨.,¨.
.¨,¨,^%$@£ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. £@$%^,¨,¨.
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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 #¶@%*†-¨¨.
¨,¨¨,;§$@@ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, @@$§;,¨¨,¨
¨¨.¨,^\=$& BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN &$=\^,¨.¨¨
,¨¨,.¨.†=$ BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT OF  IT  IS $=†.¨.,¨¨,
,,¨¨,.,~/^ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL. IT ^/~,.,¨¨,,
,,,¨¨,,.:\ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS \:.,,¨¨,,,
¨¨.¨,,.~*$ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER $*~.,,¨.¨¨
¨.¨..,-/=£ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE £=/-,..¨.¨
.¨,¨.~†*£@ IMPOSSIBLE.                              @£*†~.¨,¨.
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¨,,,\$§&¶# THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE #¶&§$\,,,¨
¨..*$$&@## FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##@&$$*..¨
,^**¤¤£### 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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,¨,¨,¨,:;* FOR IT  SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN *;:,¨,¨,¨,
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