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,,»^$*£### AND GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT ###£*$^»,,
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.,=;%&@### COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ###@&%;=,.
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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 #@@==~::¨.
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¨.¨,~/%=§@ 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, #@#§@=:=,,
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¨~==%%£%§# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #§%£%%==~¨
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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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