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¨¨--^^§&@# THE OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@&§^^--¨¨
.,,,=^$&§@ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @§&$^=,,,.
.¨-~:†$¤## SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ##¤$†:~-¨.
.--^§$§### BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE ENOUGH  TO ###§$§^--.
,..»:†%@## TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT I  DO LEAD  THEM ##@%†:»..,
,.¨:~:*§§@ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. @§§*:~:¨.,
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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 ##@££†\»^,
¨,:~^§££## APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT ##££§^~:,¨
,.¨^~^*§¤# 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 ###¤$%;»-.
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