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¨,~=†@#£#@ AND  GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT @#£#@†=~,¨
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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 ##¶@@=^-:¨
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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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