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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 =,¨,,¨,,,.
¨,¨¨¨.¨¨¨- SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. -¨¨¨.¨¨¨,¨
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¨..¨,¨~»:% SOMETHING GOING  ON  AHEAD. THOSE AROUND %:»~¨,¨..¨
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..¨,.¨...: MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                :...¨.,¨..
.,.,¨¨..^~ 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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¨,,,:«\%%& 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 =-^.,.¨...
,¨,,,¨,«;* CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     *;«,¨,,,¨,
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