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.¨.¨~»\§£§ CARRIES  WITH  IT SMELLS FROM  FAR AWAY, §£§\»~¨.¨.
.¨.~~\=&@# COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE  IMAGINATION, A #@&=\~~.¨.
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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, ###*%=-:..
,:-:*$£@## BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ##@£$*:-:,
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¨¨¨.~†$$£# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #£$$†~.¨¨¨
¨¨,¨^~^†£¤ 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 #@£%%^«,,.
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