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,,..,¨,¨¨- 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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,,.¨..¨.¨^ SAFELY FORWARD, EVERY NIGHT. ^¨.¨..¨.,,
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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 .¨¨.,,¨.¨¨
..,.¨,¨.¨. 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 @£@*^«..,.
.¨-»;=$¤@# IMPOSSIBLE. #@¤$=;»-¨.
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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 :»,,¨¨,.¨,
¨¨¨.¨¨..~= CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. =~..¨¨.¨¨¨
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¨¨,¨¨...¨¨ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN ¨¨...¨¨,¨¨
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