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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 @**-~.¨,¨.
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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 *†=-¨¨,,..
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¨,,¨,,.¨:- 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 &%=^«,,¨,.
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