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¨,¨..¨,«=% STILL BURNS US STRANGELY.  BUT  WITH THE %=«,¨..¨,¨
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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 $*†=:.,...
¨¨..^-;%&# TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I DO  LEAD  THEM #&%;-^..¨¨
.¨,-~*^%@# SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. #@%^*~-,¨.
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¨,»;§§@¶@# HOWEVER, CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO  BE #@¶@§§;»,¨
.¨~«††§&¶# SOMETHING  GOING  ON AHEAD. THOSE AROUND #¶&§††«~¨.
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.,¨,,,«†$£ 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, #£¤%:=~,,.
¨,^~^*$@@# BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN #@@$*^~^,¨
..«/=@££@# 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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.¨¨.¨..»^* FOR  IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN *^»..¨.¨¨.
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