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¨¨¨¨¨^-\%£ 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 #£§£=*~-..
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.¨:«\$¤&¶# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #¶&¤$\«:¨.
,,,~«\^£§# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU #§£^\«~,,,
.¨¨,:»†§*@ KNOW WHAT  YEAR IT  IS.  EVERY PAGE IS A @*§†»:,¨¨.
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¨¨¨.:~\%*§ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN §*%\~:.¨¨¨
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¨.«/†$@#@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@#@$†/«.¨
¨¨,=†%@§@# REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER #@§@%†=,¨¨
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..,,^~†=%¤ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¤%=†~^,,..
..¨,~;%¤@¶ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ¶@¤%;~,¨..
,,,«;%$&@# I  SLING OPEN THE  BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT #@&$%;«,,,
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.,-~/^$¤£# GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A #£¤$^/~-,.
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