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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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.,¨,»/**&£ SOMETHING  GOING ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND £&**/»,¨,.
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.:-;**§### 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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