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,,¨¨:~/§@§ ONLY  AT  NIGHT. LONG AGO, SOMEONE  HERE §@§/~:¨¨,,
¨,,¨,,=*$@ MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN,  AND  TODAY  IT @$*=,,¨,,¨
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.¨..,-*%£& THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY  DON'T &£%*-,..¨.
.¨¨.¨,»*%£ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY £%*»,¨.¨¨.
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¨.¨.~»^*¤¤ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM ¤¤*^»~.¨.¨
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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 ###@§%=«~,
,.^-:%$§¶# APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT  NOT ALL.  IT #¶§$%:-^.,
,,¨:~^%$#¶ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¶#$%^~:¨,,
¨.,¨~=\%$§ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER §$%\=~¨,.¨
¨,.,,-~==£ 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 ###£¤%/--¨
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,¨,~»*§&§# DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I COULD #§&§*»~,¨,
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