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.,«==£§@## THE OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG, THEY  DON'T ##@§£==«,.
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,,¨¨,¨-~^* SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. *^~-¨,¨¨,,
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.¨,~†^@&@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@&@^†~,¨.
....«:^%¤# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #¤%^:«....
.¨..,~\$*¤ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU ¤*$\~,..¨.
,..,¨,=*§* KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT IS. EVERY PAGE  IS  A *§*=,¨,..,
..¨¨¨.^=/= GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, =/=^.¨¨¨..
.....-~/=¤ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ¤=/~-.....
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,¨¨:-†=£## APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT ##£=†-:¨¨,
.,.»†§@#@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@#@§†».,.
¨.~^†@@@## REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ##@@@†^~.¨
.¨,~;$§#@# 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 ##£%%;«..¨
,-~^*£§### CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ###§£*^~-,
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