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,¨,.,...:= MUST'VE  ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND TODAY IT =:...,.,¨,
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,.,:«§&£@@ THE  OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T @@£&§«:,.,
¨¨..^~†¤&@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY @&¤†~^..¨¨
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,¨..,,^~%$ BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO $%~^,,..¨,
,,,,,,¨~-* TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I  DO LEAD THEM *-~¨,,,,,,
,.,¨.¨,.-~ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ~-.,¨.¨,.,
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,,...,,:»$ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, $»:,,...,,
,¨,.¨¨.,:- CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS  YOU -:,.¨¨.,¨,
..,,¨.¨,¨. KNOW  WHAT YEAR  IT IS.  EVERY PAGE IS A .¨,¨.¨,,..
,,..,..¨,¨ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, ¨,¨..,..,,
¨¨¨¨¨,.,,^ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ^,,.,¨¨¨¨¨
..¨,,,..~~ BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT  OF IT IS ~~..,,,¨..
,¨,.,¨,,=% APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT  ALL.  IT %=,,¨,.,¨,
¨.,,¨¨,~^¤ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¤^~,¨¨,,.¨
¨..,¨~-%§& REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER &§%-~¨,..¨
,¨.¨.~†%@@ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE @@%†~.¨.¨,
,¨.,~**§¶# IMPOSSIBLE.                              #¶§**~,.¨,
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.:»$££¶@## 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 @§$*=...¨,
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...¨¨¨.~^§ DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD §^~.¨¨¨...
,.¨¨¨.,:«^ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ^«:,.¨¨¨.,
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