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.¨,~:***#¶ CARRIES WITH  IT  SMELLS FROM FAR  AWAY, ¶#***:~,¨.
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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 &$\^,.¨¨¨¨
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.,~;=¤§@@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@@§¤=;~,.
,,¨.¨-=*¤# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, #¤*=-¨.¨,,
.¨¨¨,¨=~=£ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU £=~=¨,¨¨¨.
,,~^†$&@@# KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS.  EVERY PAGE  IS A #@@&$†^~,,
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,:~/%%#### FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ####%%/~:,
.,::«$¤&#£ I  SLING OPEN THE  BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT £#&¤$«::,.
..,:^^:*$¤ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON  THE ¤$*:^^:,..
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