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¨.-«;*@§¶# MUST'VE ANGERED THE  SUN,  AND TODAY  IT #¶§@*;«-.¨
.,=*^&#¶## STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT  WITH THE ##¶#&^*=,.
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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 ¤†:~,,,¨,¨
¨,,¨,»\†*§ 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 #§&%†»^,.,
,.,,:~†**£ 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 »,,,¨,.,¨.
.¨,¨...,«; CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ;«,...¨,¨.
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