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..¨-=§¤£@# MUST'VE  ANGERED THE SUN,  AND TODAY  IT #@£¤§=-¨..
,,.-^\†%%# STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY.  BUT WITH THE #%%†\^-.,,
¨¨,~»~:\&£ SUNSET  THE AIR  COMES RAINING BACK DOWN £&\:~»~,¨¨
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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 ##@@&*\~.¨
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.:;^%££### TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD THEM ###££%^;:.
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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 @%=//=*«^.
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