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,,.¨¨.-\*¤ MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT ¤*\-.¨¨.,,
,...~-;$¤# STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE #¤$;-~...,
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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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¨,.,.,¨.-: 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 ..,,,,¨.¨.
,¨..¨.¨.¨. BOTH SPACE AND TIME. A LOT OF IT IS .¨.¨.¨..¨,
,.,..,..,~ APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT ~,..,..,.,
¨,,,¨,,^~; HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS ;~^,,¨,,,¨
¨.¨.¨,,-=* REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER *=-,,¨.¨.¨
¨.¨,,,-:%¤ HEARD. SOMETIMES THE DATES ARE ¤%:-,,,¨.¨
,,¨,,~;%¤¶ IMPOSSIBLE. ¶¤%;~,,¨,,
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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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