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,,~†=@¤#@# MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN,  AND TODAY IT #@#¤@=†~,,
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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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,,.¨,.-~†^ 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 @£$§/~:.¨.
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,-=^=%£¶## DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ##¶£%=^=-,
¨,,-**$§## CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ##§$**-,,¨
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,¨,¨,»/§£& FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON  IN &£§/»,¨,¨,
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