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,¨¨¨.¨..,« 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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,.,.¨¨,-†% BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE ENOUGH  TO %†-,¨¨.,.,
.,,.,¨¨^-: TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I  DO LEAD THEM :-^¨¨,.,,.
.¨,.,.¨,:~ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ~:,¨.,.,¨.
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.¨.¨,.^~*† HOWEVER, CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO  BE †*~^.,¨.¨.
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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 ¤§†/»^¨...
¨,¨:~:=§@¶ 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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