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.,-~;%%#£# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY #£#%%;~-,.
,-==§*@@@# 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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,¨.,..~«\§ 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 ##¶¤&%=~^¨
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.,¨:~=%§## APPLICABLE ON  EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT ##§%=~:¨,.
,¨,¨~«=*%@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @%*=«~¨,¨,
...¨..«^*@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER @*^«..¨...
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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 #&£%†»-..,
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,~«/**&#@# 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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