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¨¨..¨,¨¨:= Must'Ve Angered The  Sun,  And  Today It =:¨¨,¨..¨¨
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.¨.¨¨...== The Night.                               ==...¨¨.¨.
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,¨,,¨~~=*$ The Others Think  I'M Young, They  Don'T $*=~~¨,,¨,
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,,.»;†&§## Before You  Learn The  Trade  Enough  To ##§&†;».,,
,,«;=$##@# 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 ##@@£$*«,,
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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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,¨,,..¨,:« Heard.    Sometimes    The   Dates   Are «:,¨..,,¨,
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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 «,,¨..,,¨.
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