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,¨.....,~~ MUST'VE  ANGERED  THE SUN, AND TODAY  IT ~~,.....¨,
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,,¨¨,,.¨¨. SUNSET THE  AIR COMES  RAINING BACK DOWN .¨¨.,,¨¨,,
¨,.¨.¨,,.. AND GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT ..,,¨.¨.,¨
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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 @&%^«,,¨¨.
..¨^=^*$¤@ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM @¤$*^=^¨..
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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 $^=«^¨,¨.¨
.¨.¨^»\%¤& GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND DRAWN, &¤%\»^¨.¨.
,.¨.~†*&¤@ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN @¤&*†~.¨.,
¨¨,=:=£&£# BOTH SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT OF  IT  IS #£&£=:=,¨¨
,,-:=%@@## APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT  NOT ALL.  IT ##@@%=:-,,
.,,~=**@## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##@**=~,,.
,,¨^-†^£¤£ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER £¤£^†-^¨,,
,.,,^«=^§£ HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE £§^=«^,,.,
,¨¨..^=:*$ IMPOSSIBLE.                              $*:=^..¨¨,
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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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