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,:=*^*¤@## 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 #@#&*%=»:¨
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.,==\^$£## BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ##£$^\==,.
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,--=*$@¤#£ FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. £#¤@$*=--,
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,~~\†£@### TOO  QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ###@£†\~~,
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