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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 %=^-,¨¨,¨.
¨..,.¨--;† SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD †;--¨.,..¨
,,.,.,¨^-/ 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 -,¨.¨¨,,¨¨
...,,¨¨.^~ SOMETHING  GOING ON AHEAD. THOSE  AROUND ~^.¨¨,,...
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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 @§=~^¨¨,,¨
.,¨.,«/%$¤ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER ¤$%/«,.¨,.
.¨¨^~\=$@# HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE #@$=\~^¨¨.
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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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