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¨.,:-/*§#¶ MUST'VE  ANGERED THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT ¶#§*/-:,.¨
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,,.¨.¨^»†* AND  GETS  THICK ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT *†»^¨.¨.,,
¨¨.¨,.~†§$ CARRIES WITH  IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, $§†~.,¨.¨¨
.¨.,~~\*%£ COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A £%*\~~,.¨.
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,.~=/*¤#@# THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T #@#¤*/=~.,
¨,.^=^^£&# TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY #&£^^=^.,¨
,,,,.~/*§§ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD §§*/~.,,,,
..,¨,-=;$@ 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, £$*/~:,,,,
.,¨,.,-;%& CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS  YOU &%;-,.,¨,.
.¨¨¨,,,-/% KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A %/-,,,¨¨¨.
.¨,.,,~=*& GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, &*=~,,.,¨.
¨,,¨,~\%*¤ BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN ¤*%\~,¨,,¨
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,.-/†$¤¶## 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 ##@£*%:~..
.,^~;%&&## CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ##&&%;~^,.
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