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.,¨¨.-~*%& THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T &%*~-.¨¨,.
¨.¨..~^%¤# TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY #¤%^~..¨.¨
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.,:-:%%@£# BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO #£@%%:-:,.
,,~**$&¶## TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I  DO  LEAD THEM ##¶&$**~,,
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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 %^=,,.¨.,.
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.¨.-«/*£@@ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I  SCRAMBLE @@£*/«-.¨.
.¨¨¨^=:§$@ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. @$§:=^¨¨¨.
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,....¨..:~ DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ~:..¨....,
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