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,,¨^»\^£@# BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO #@£^\»^¨,,
,,,»^*%¤@@ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD THEM @@¤%*^»,,,
.~-/%$§@@# SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. #@@§$%/-~.
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,,--/^§£#@ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, @#£§^/--,,
..¨,»†%@§¶ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU ¶§@%†»,¨..
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,,.¨.-=\*$ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, $*\=-.¨.,,
,¨¨.~~:%£& BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN &£%:~~.¨¨,
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...,~=:%%£ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE £%%:=~,...
¨.¨~«:=%@# FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #@%=:«~¨.¨
,,--/%£¤## I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK OF  STARS  A BIT ##¤£%/--,,
.-~/%&§¶## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ##¶§&%/~-.
,,^-\$$@£# GROUND.  ONE  LANDS  ON MY FOOT, IT IS A #£@$$\-^,,
,¨¨-~\=£§¶ DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ¶§£=\~-¨¨,
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