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,.-†=%&### AND  GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT ###&%=†-.,
.:=:%*%§@# CARRIES  WITH IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, #@§%*%:=:.
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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 @¤§=†;~~~¨
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.^~^*¤#@## HOWEVER,  CURRENTLY  THERE  SEEMS  TO BE ##@#¤*^~^.
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¨,~:†£§@@# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #@@§£†:~,¨
¨¨¨.;*§££# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU #££§*;.¨¨¨
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..~~-:*%%# BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF  IT IS #%%*:-~~..
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,,.,.=$*§@ I  SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK  OF STARS A BIT @§*$=.,.,,
¨-«;*%$&¶£ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY  NOTES ON THE £¶&$%*;«-¨
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