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...¨-«^§%§ 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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,¨¨¨.,,«^† 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 #@@¤=;»,..
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