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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 ##@%~..¨.,
.^~:=$@### SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ###@$=:~^.
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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 #%\:»,¨¨.,
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.~»\^$&### HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ###&$^\»~.
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¨.~:†§$§## THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE ##§$§†:~.¨
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.¨,~~=†%££ TOO  QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ££%†=~~,¨.
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,^~^**¤£@# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD #@£¤**^~^,
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