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,¨.¨..:~\§ MUST'VE  ANGERED  THE SUN, AND TODAY  IT §\~:..¨.¨,
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.¨,¨¨,:«:% 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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,¨¨¨¨¨¨,,« MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                «,,¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨.¨¨.¨-=^ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ^=-¨.¨¨.¨¨
.¨..¨¨,~/% CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU %/~,¨¨..¨.
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,¨¨,«=§@§@ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN @§@§=«,¨¨,
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.,,¨--/*%¤ 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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