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..,...¨¨.~ MUST'VE ANGERED THE  SUN,  AND TODAY  IT ~.¨¨...,..
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,,,=*†¤@£# TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY #£@¤†*=,,,
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.¨,,~^*@§£ TAKE  OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT I DO  LEAD THEM £§@*^~,,¨.
,,,,,~/%£@ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. @£%/~,,,,,
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.,¨¨.¨¨.-/ 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 =-..¨¨..¨,
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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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