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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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¨¨.,,,»/^& 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 @*;-^,¨¨..
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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 #@#&§^=.,,
¨¨,.»:%@## 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 §*^~~¨,,¨¨
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