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.,~;%£@@## 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 ##@§*§†»~.
,¨¨¨,.*$§§ KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A §§$*.,¨¨¨,
..«^*%¤¶## GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, ##¶¤%*^«..
.~«/$%@¤#@ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN @#¤@%$/«~.
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..~:%&#@## 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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