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.¨^«^%@@@# THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@@@%^«^¨.
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.¨~=;*¤¤@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@¤¤*;=~¨.
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,¨^=*†¤#¶# 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 #¶@§§\-.,,
¨-«/^$§¶## BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT OF  IT IS ##¶§$^/«-¨
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,¨,~^%$#@# REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER #@#$%^~,¨,
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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 ##§¤§/«.¨.
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¨,~==%§£## DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD ##£§%==~,¨
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