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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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..,,..:«:† 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 ##¶@^;=.¨¨
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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 #@@¤%/=-,¨
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,,,«;^£¶## 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 #¶§^*~....
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.¨-~^^&£## FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A  NEW MOON IN ##£&^^~-¨.
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