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.¨¨-~--$#@ THE OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG,  THEY DON'T @#$--~-¨¨.
.^«*=£&¶@@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY @@¶&£=*«^.
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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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