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¨^==^@#¶@# BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH  TO #@¶#@^==^¨
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,¨¨,«=†&¤@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @¤&†=«,¨¨,
,,.-\^%£## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ##£%^\-.,,
,:~^%§&¶## CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU ##¶&§%^~:,
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¨.^=^%$&@# BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #@&$%^=^.¨
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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 £@§†/»^.,.
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¨,«=†*§£## DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ##£§*†=«,¨
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