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.,~**%£@## COLOURFUL  SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ##@£%**~,.
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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 ####**=~.,
.~~=§&#£@# 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 #¶&#%§==,.
¨:«^=@#@@# 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 ###@¤%**~.
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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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