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.¨,.¨.,-;† SUNSET THE AIR COMES RAINING  BACK  DOWN †;-,.¨.,¨.
.¨...,~†%* AND GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT *%†~,...¨.
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¨.,,,,:«^* BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO *^«:,,,,.¨
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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, ###@=*»,¨,
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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 £**~,.,.¨,
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.,,«=*§¤## DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD ##¤§*=«,,.
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