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.,...¨¨,«† 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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,..¨,=\$£§ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                §£$\=,¨..,
,.¨^-=*%&# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #&%*=-^¨.,
¨,,~:§*#@# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU #@#*§:~,,¨
.~~^^§§### KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS.  EVERY  PAGE IS A ###§§^^~~.
,.^«/†¤### GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, ###¤†/«^.,
,¨,.-†*@@£ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN £@@*†-.,¨,
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.¨..,,~†=£ APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT £=†~,,..¨.
,¨.¨.,,~\% HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS %\~,,.¨.¨,
¨.¨..¨¨,-= REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER =-,¨¨..¨.¨
,.¨.,.¨¨.« HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE «.¨¨.,.¨.,
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¨,¨.¨:-^$& 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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