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.,,.,,--*$ BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO $*--,,.,,.
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.,...~=%&@ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. @&%=~...,.
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,.¨¨¨,~=†£ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, £†=~,¨¨¨.,
¨¨,.,,~-;$ CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU $;-~,,.,¨¨
,,.,,:=:=$ KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A $=:=:,,.,,
..,,,»†§$@ GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, @$§†»,,,..
..¨^-^*$@# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #@$*^-^¨..
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.¨¨¨,»=†&£ HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE    DATES   ARE £&†=»,¨¨¨.
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.¨.¨¨-~;*¤ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¤*;~-¨¨.¨.
,.¨.~»;^$# 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 #@#$%/-:,.
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