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¨~~\^§¤@## SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ##@¤§^\~~¨
,.,-:%*§£# BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO #£§*%:-,.,
.¨.^»:*§&@ 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 &=/»,,,..,
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.^«†%§#@## REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ##@#§%†«^.
,¨^-/^%¤## HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE ##¤%^/-^¨,
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.¨¨..-~;$$ THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE $$;~-..¨¨.
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,¨,,,...^~ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE ~^...,,,¨,
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.,,¨¨^~^^* CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     *^^~^¨¨,,.
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