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..¨¨¨,¨~«† MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN,  AND TODAY IT †«~¨,¨¨¨..
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.¨.¨.»=$$@ THE OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG,  THEY DON'T @$$=».¨.¨.
.¨,,,~~*$§ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY §$*~~,,,¨.
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....,,,,-; BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE ENOUGH TO ;-,,,,....
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¨....,.:-: SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. :-:.,....¨
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¨,,.:»*%$# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #$%*»:.,,¨
,,¨.~;^¤@# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS  YOU #@¤^;~.¨,,
¨.~-*^%&@# KNOW  WHAT  YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE  IS A #@&%^*-~.¨
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,¨-»\%$### BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ###$%\»-¨,
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,,.¨^«**¤@ APPLICABLE  ON EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT @¤**«^¨.,,
¨,¨,,-=\*@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @*\=-,,¨,¨
,,,,..~«†$ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER $†«~..,,,,
,,,.¨,,-~= HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE    DATES   ARE =~-,,¨.,,,
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.¨.,.,~«\^ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ^\«~,.,.¨.
.,¨,¨~«†%% FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. %%†«~¨,¨,.
¨,¨¨^~/§%£ I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK OF  STARS A  BIT £%§/~^¨¨,¨
,,,.»^†£&@ TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE @&£†^».,,,
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,,»:$£§### DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I COULD ###§£$:»,,
¨..=:^$@## CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ##@$^:=..¨
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