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,^==*$§### BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO ###§$*==^,
¨.«†*&§@@# TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM #@@§&*†«.¨
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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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,,=*^¤@@## THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@@¤^*=,,
.^~/%$&#@# FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. #@#&$%/~^.
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,:^«-~^@§@ DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD @§@^~-«^:,
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