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.¨¨¨^-;*&§ THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T §&*;-^¨¨¨.
....~*=*@# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY #@*=*~....
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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 #@@£§*»,.,
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¨,.,-~:§%£ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN £%§:~-,.,¨
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,,,¨:=:=£¤ 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 %%/«.¨,,,,
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