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.,.^»:*@&£ THE OTHERS  THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T £&@*:»^.,.
¨.¨,,«\^%£ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY £%^\«,,¨.¨
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.¨¨.¨.~~;* 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 †;«,¨¨,¨,,
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¨¨.¨-~:^$§ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND DRAWN, §$^:~-¨.¨¨
.¨.~~*=¤£@ 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 £#&†;~^.,.
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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 @£&%*=~-,¨
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