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¨¨,~;^*§## CARRIES  WITH IT  SMELLS  FROM FAR AWAY, ##§*^;~,¨¨
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.,,«/†&§¶# TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY #¶§&†/«,,.
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.,.~=*%¤¤£ TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT  I DO LEAD THEM £¤¤%*=~.,.
.¨¨,^-*§%¤ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ¤%§*-^,¨¨.
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¨..~**$£@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@£$**~..¨
,¨¨-~^*$¤£ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, £¤$*^~-¨¨,
¨¨..,»*%¤@ 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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,,.^-†*%#@ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     @#%*†-^.,,
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.¨.^~^*¤§# FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON  IN #§¤*^~^.¨.
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