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¨¨¨.,.¨^«† THE OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY  DON'T †«^¨.,.¨¨¨
.¨,¨.¨¨,-« TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY «-,¨¨.¨,¨.
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,,.,¨-«:%* TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT  I DO  LEAD THEM *%:«-¨,.,,
,¨,¨-~*=&£ 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 @@¤%*~..¨.
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.¨.¨¨,=†%¤ 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 ^/=,,,.,,¨
.,¨¨¨:~=%£ 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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