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.,.¨¨¨,.:- THE OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG, THEY  DON'T -:.,¨¨¨.,.
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,..¨,,,«^% TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM %^«,,,¨..,
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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, ####*%^~^¨
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,¨,,~\§§@# 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 */~,.¨,.,.
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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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