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.¨¨-=/†£§@ TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @§£†/=-¨¨.
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.^~/*¤§### BEFORE YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO ###§¤*/~^.
.¨-~†*$¤@# TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I  DO LEAD THEM #@¤$*†~-¨.
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,.,,¨,=:=% 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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,..~/*@¤## 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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