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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 #¤@=\«.¨..
¨.-«=$$#@# BEFORE YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO #@#$$=«-.¨
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,.,¨,¨,.-= 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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¨.~\*§&### APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT ###&§*\~.¨
¨¨,»*%%¤## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##¤%%*»,¨¨
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¨.,¨¨.¨~»: THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I  SCRAMBLE :»~¨.¨¨,.¨
¨.¨.,.,~;§ FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. §;~,.,.¨.¨
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,¨,¨^»=^*& 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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