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,¨¨,.~»^†@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY @†^»~.,¨¨,
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,¨,¨¨¨,^=; BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO ;=^,¨¨¨,¨,
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,¨¨¨¨¨,,¨, 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 \-,.¨.¨¨,.
¨,¨¨.¨~~†% KNOW WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A %†~~¨.¨¨,¨
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,¨.¨^=;%%# BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #%%;=^¨.¨,
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.¨^~\$%¤¶# 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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