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,.,..,~†=$ MUST'VE ANGERED  THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT $=†~,..,.,
¨.¨,.¨,~*$ STILL BURNS US STRANGELY.  BUT WITH  THE $*~,¨.,¨.¨
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¨,~-†*&§@# THE OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@§&*†-~,¨
,.,.-;%%§@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY @§%%;-.,.,
.¨.¨,«†%$£ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD £$%†«,¨.¨.
¨...,^«^%$ 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 @##$%†=:,¨
¨¨,^»/%¤£¶ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ¶£¤%/»^,¨¨
.,,,~~\§%§ BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN §%§\~~,,,.
.,,,.,~=^§ BOTH SPACE  AND TIME.  A  LOT  OF  IT IS §^=~,.,,,.
¨,..¨.,«†% APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT %†«,.¨..,¨
,.¨,.,¨:~; HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ;~:¨,.,¨.,
¨¨.¨¨.--=† REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER †=--.¨¨.¨¨
.,,.¨-~==* HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE *==~-¨.,,.
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,,,«†*¤&#@ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE @#&¤*†«,,,
,.=\*$££@# 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 §*†«:¨.,.¨
.¨¨,¨,.=*% CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     %*=.,¨,¨¨.
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.¨¨.¨,~«;% FOR  IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN %;«~,¨.¨¨.
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