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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 ¶&^^«^.,¨¨
¨,,,¨^~;%¤ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ¤%;~^¨,,,¨
¨¨¨¨.¨.»:$ BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH TO $:».¨.¨¨¨¨
,,¨..,~^%§ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD  THEM §%^~,..¨,,
..¨..~;†&@ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. @&†;~..¨..
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¨..,:~†*&@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @&*†~:,..¨
,¨,¨¨,~†§@ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, @§†~,¨¨,¨,
,,¨..,:~=^ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU ^=~:,..¨,,
,¨.¨,--†*# KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE  IS A #*†--,¨.¨,
.¨¨,.=\*&¶ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, ¶&*\=.,¨¨.
,,,.~*§@## BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN ##@§*~.,,,
.,~~/*§@## BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT OF  IT IS ##@§*/~~,.
,-»=†&#### APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT NOT  ALL.  IT ####&†=»-,
.¨-~:^@¶@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@¶@^:~-¨.
..¨:»^$&¶# 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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