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¨,~\%%$&&§ MUST'VE  ANGERED  THE SUN, AND TODAY  IT §&&$%%\~,¨
.:==%*§#£& STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY.  BUT WITH THE &£#§*%==:.
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,:~=*%@#@# CARRIES  WITH  IT SMELLS  FROM FAR AWAY, #@#@%*=~:,
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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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,,»^%%@¶## HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS TO  BE ##¶@%%^»,,
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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 @###¤=;«,¨
,,~;*%¤@#@ BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF IT IS @#@¤%*;~,,
,:=†*&#### APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT ALL.  IT ####&*†=:,
¨,..,†=*¤¤ 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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