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,.¨,¨¨^~*† THE OTHERS  THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T †*~^¨¨,¨.,
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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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¨¨,¨,,^==* BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, *==^,,¨,¨¨
,,,.¨¨¨,-= CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU =-,¨¨¨.,,,
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¨,¨.:~:**§ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN §**:~:.¨,¨
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.,,=:%¤§¶# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #¶§¤%:=,,.
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¨¨^-/%£¤¶# 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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