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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 ¶#%^†~,,¨,
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.¨,:=;%&@# SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND #@&%;=:,¨.
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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 $†;»:¨,¨.,
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,,.¨¨.,.«= BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN =«.,.¨¨.,,
.,,,¨.,,,= BOTH  SPACE AND TIME.  A  LOT  OF IT  IS =,,,.¨,,,.
.,..¨,,,«^ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT NOT  ALL.  IT ^«,,,¨..,.
,¨,,...»*^ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ^*»...,,¨,
....,:~==% REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER %==~:,....
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.:«\*¤¤@## THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@¤¤*\«:.
,.^«/%$#¶# 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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