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.,~~\*¤&## COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION,  A ##&¤*\~~,.
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,,~-^%$§@# THE OTHERS THINK  I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T #@§$%^-~,,
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.¨:-/†%¤## 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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¨..-^%¤£## 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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.:-;*&@### HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE ###@&*;-:.
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,:~\§£&### FOR  RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ###&£§\~:,
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