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.¨~~:%§@¶# AND  GETS  THICK  ENOUGH TO  BREATHE. IT #¶@§%:~~¨.
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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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¨.¨.,»^§£& BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, &£§^»,.¨.¨
¨.,^~\=¤&¶ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU ¶&¤=\~^,.¨
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¨.^~†=¤&@# BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #@&¤=†~^.¨
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,,,,.^-/*£ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS £*/-^.,,,,
,¨.,¨.~~\% REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER %\~~.¨,.¨,
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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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