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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 @&*:»~,,¨,
.,,,.,«/%$ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS.  EVERY PAGE  IS  A $%/«,.,,,.
,.¨,¨..~:= GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND DRAWN, =:~..¨,¨.,
¨,¨,,¨.^~\ BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN \~^.¨,,¨,¨
,¨,.,.~»:% BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME. A LOT  OF  IT IS %:»~.,.,¨,
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,¨,.:~\%¤£ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS £¤%\~:.,¨,
.¨,,»*$*&# 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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