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,¨.¨,¨,~;$ THE OTHERS THINK  I'M  YOUNG, THEY DON'T $;~,¨,¨.¨,
,,....«†^& TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY &^†«....,,
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,^~\†%&@## SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ##@&%†\~^,
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.¨.¨,~=/§$ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                $§/=~,¨.¨.
,..,,~*^££ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ££^*~,,..,
¨,¨~»*%$&¶ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU ¶&$%*»~¨,¨
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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 £*%†-:¨,¨.
¨¨¨¨.~«/$% DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD %$/«~.¨¨¨¨
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