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..-:†@§£@# 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 ¤§%»,.,,.,
,^=;%£§£@# KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE  IS  A #@£§£%;=^,
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¨~~;=**&¤# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT #¤&**=;~~¨
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¨,»†*%§### HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE ###§%*†»,¨
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¨,.--^^¤&¤ 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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