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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 .¨.,¨¨,¨,,
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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 @†:~..,,¨,
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.,¨^-/*%@# APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL. IT #@%*/-^¨,.
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..^~/%&### 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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