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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 ###§%^*«.¨
,.,»;*£#@# TAKE  OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO LEAD THEM #@#£*;»,.,
,,.~~**@@@ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. @@@**~~.,,
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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 #££%^*«.¨,
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.¨~~*†£&@# BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #@&£†*~~¨.
,-=^†%@@## BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT OF IT  IS ##@@%†^=-,
,,^~=%$#£# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #£#$%=~^,,
¨.,--=$¤#@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @#¤$=--,.¨
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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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