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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 ##@¤¤*;-~,
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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 ##£¤@*;»~,
.^~=$@£### REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER ###£@$=~^.
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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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