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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 ####£%\~~,
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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 ^†~.,,.,.,
.,,.¨^~/%£ BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF IT IS £%/~^¨.,,.
,.,,.=^%$¤ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL. IT ¤$%^=.,,.,
¨.,-~*§*£¶ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¶£*§*~-,.¨
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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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.,¨,¨..,=† DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD †=,..¨,¨,.
,,,,...~;= CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     =;~...,,,,
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