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,¨,=^$£$@# CARRIES  WITH IT  SMELLS FROM FAR  AWAY, #@$£$^=,¨,
.^-;%$@@#@ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A @#@@$%;-^.
,,.¨,,::*£ SHARP  CONTRAST FOR  THE  STALE BLACK OF £*::,,¨.,,
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¨.,,,~†@@@ THE OTHERS  THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T @@@†~,,,.¨
.,-*%£§### TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY ###§£%*-,.
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,,.,..=/%£ 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 #@*£/†:=:,
,..-»-=§## THE  CORNER  HAVE   STOPPED,   SHOUTING, ##§=-»-..,
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..¨.¨:-/¤¤ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ¤¤/-:¨.¨..
¨.=:=*£@## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ##@£*=:=.¨
¨-=^†§%@¤¶ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS YOU ¶¤@%§†^=-¨
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,~~;†$@@## BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ##@@$†;~~,
.,~\**¤%£@ 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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