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¨¨,,~-^%$@ MUST'VE ANGERED THE  SUN,  AND  TODAY IT @$%^-~,,¨¨
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,:~:*@&@## CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, ##@&@*:~:,
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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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¨¨¨,^^\%#@ SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND @#%\^^,¨¨¨
.,~^†%§@#@ THE   CORNER   HAVE  STOPPED,  SHOUTING, @#@§%†^~,.
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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 ###@%**-.,
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,,»†*£¤@¶# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT #¶@¤£*†»,,
..,¨.¨~~†¤ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¤†~~¨.¨,..
.,«\$¤&### REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ###&¤$\«,.
¨,¨.«†$%@# HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE #@%$†«.¨,¨
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,~»=%£@@@¶ THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¶@@@£%=»~,
,,===§%¤¶@ FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. @¶¤%§===,,
¨:~/§£§@#@ I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT @#@§£§/~:¨
¨^~:§%&£&¤ TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE ¤&£&%§:~^¨
¨,,.¨.¨«*# GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON  MY  FOOT, IT IS A #*«¨.¨.,,¨
,,.¨.*%$*& 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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