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.¨:-:$*&## MUST'VE ANGERED  THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT ##&*$:-:¨.
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,¨,^»/%$@# THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T #@$%/»^,¨,
¨¨.¨:~*^$§ TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY §$^*~:¨.¨¨
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,¨,,,=/%¤& BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO &¤%/=,,,¨,
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,¨,~\%&§## 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 ##£*^«-¨¨,
....-~†^&@ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, @&^†~-....
,.¨¨,.-:§£ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN £§:-.,¨¨.,
¨,,,:«/*£@ BOTH SPACE  AND  TIME. A  LOT OF  IT  IS @£*/«:,,,¨
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¨.:~/*%¤£@ 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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