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.¨,¨¨,,.., MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT ,..,,¨¨,¨.
,¨...¨,¨.. STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE ..¨,¨...¨,
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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 #%^=«^,¨¨.
.¨¨.«/=$§@ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I DO LEAD THEM @§$=/«.¨¨.
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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 ~~,..,,¨,,
¨¨,¨.,..¨- CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. -¨..,.¨,¨¨
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,.¨¨¨¨¨,., FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN ,.,¨¨¨¨¨.,
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