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.¨,,.¨¨¨:- 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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,,,,.»;§£@ 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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