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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 ^/».¨,¨¨¨¨
¨,¨,,:~\^% BEFORE YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO %^\~:,,¨,¨
,¨.,~~^†&& TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM &&†^~~,.¨,
¨.,^-/%§## SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ##§%/-^,.¨
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.,.,¨^=:%$ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                $%:=^¨,.,.
,,,¨.-\*¤& BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, &¤*\-.¨,,,
,¨..~:%*§@ CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS YOU @§*%:~..¨,
,.,~=$@¤£# 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 @¤§*†-,,¨.
,,,.,~†§¤§ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT NOT  ALL.  IT §¤§†~,.,,,
.¨,,.~~/$% HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS %$/~~.,,¨.
,,.¨.,-~/† REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER †/~-,.¨.,,
.,..¨,¨~=; HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE    DATES   ARE ;=~¨,¨..,.
....,¨..:« IMPOSSIBLE.                              «:..¨,....
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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 %=†»,¨.,,.
,.¨..«**£# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     #£**«..¨.,
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