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¨~=/§*&#@# 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, ##¶¤@$\«^.
¨.~=†¤¤### CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU ###¤¤†=~.¨
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.~~:^$#¶## GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ##¶#$^:~~.
.^=^§¤¤##@ BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN @##¤¤§^=^.
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¨:~***¤@@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@@¤***~:¨
¨¨¨.~*¤¤£@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER @£¤¤*~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨.«-~=£@ HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE @£=~-«.¨¨¨
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..,.,~*§%§ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE §%§*~,.,..
¨~«*^%#@@# FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. #@@#%^*«~¨
.,~^%§=^£@ I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT @£^=§%^~,.
,¨¨¨:::=£¶ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ¶£=:::¨¨¨,
,~»†=¤@@@# GROUND.  ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS  A #@@@¤=†»~,
,¨..=%$¤@@ DRAWING OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD @@¤$%=..¨,
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