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.,¨-»^%§## STILL BURNS US STRANGELY.  BUT WITH  THE ##§%^»-¨,.
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,.=\%$§@## AND GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT ##@§$%\=.,
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,¨,,.,,~-^ THE OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T ^-~,,.,,¨,
.¨,,¨¨...~ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY ~...¨¨,,¨.
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,¨.¨..--*$ BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO $*--..¨.¨,
.,,,..»\%% TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO  LEAD THEM %%\»..,,,.
¨.,,.~*%*§ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. §*%*~.,,.¨
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,¨,=*§%§£# HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS TO  BE #£§%§*=,¨,
..=/%£§¶## SOMETHING  GOING ON  AHEAD. THOSE AROUND ##¶§£%/=..
,,,«=†%&## THE  CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,   SHOUTING, ##&%†=«,,,
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¨¨^=^$@¤@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@¤@$^=^¨¨
¨,=;%@#### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ####@%;=,¨
¨,,~:=£&@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU #@&£=:~,,¨
.,¨^»*=%#@ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE  IS  A @#%=*»^¨,.
.,.¨.==%££ GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ££%==.¨.,.
¨.¨..:~:*£ BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN £*:~:..¨.¨
.¨,,,.,~/† BOTH SPACE AND  TIME. A  LOT  OF  IT  IS †/~,.,,,¨.
,¨¨.¨,¨,»: APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL. IT :»,¨,¨.¨¨,
....,...:~ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ~:...,....
¨,.¨,,,:«: REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER :«:,,,¨.,¨
,¨¨.¨.:~/† HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE †/~:.¨.¨¨,
,...¨-~**% IMPOSSIBLE.                              %**~-¨...,
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¨.¨,~:=%#@ THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE @#%=:~,¨.¨
,,^»/%$§@# 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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¨¨¨,¨,,:»† FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S  A NEW MOON IN †»:,,¨,¨¨¨
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