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¨,,¨.,.,^= AND GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT =^,.,.¨,,¨
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..:==%&#@@ THE OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG,  THEY DON'T @@#&%==:..
.~»/†&¤@## 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 §***«-.,.,
,,...^=;†* SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. *†;=^...,,
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.¨,¨¨¨,^«: HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO BE :«^,¨¨¨,¨.
.¨¨.¨..,.» 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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