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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 =^~:¨,¨¨..
.,.¨.,~*%£ 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 /~~.,¨¨,¨.
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¨,,,:~=†@¤ 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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