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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 @#£%/~~,¨.
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..,¨¨~-/%@ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, @%/-~¨¨,..
¨,¨¨-»\§§§ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU §§§\»-¨¨,¨
..¨~~:$$@@ KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT IS.  EVERY PAGE  IS A @@$$:~~¨..
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.¨.¨,«/†&£ 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 #£¤%*~^.,.
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.,,..,=\*% GROUND. ONE  LANDS  ON MY FOOT, IT IS  A %*\=,..,,.
.¨¨¨^-/†@§ DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD §@†/-^¨¨¨.
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