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&..£¨@§¨&, book of stars, is a combined map, £,,@.££.¤.
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#..£.§@,§¨ know what year it is. every page is a §.,§¨£§,¤,
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&.¨£,¤£¨¤, below which are written coordinates in &..£¨@§,§¨
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&..#.¤&.@¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it §¨.£¨##,¤¨
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&.,§,§¤,¤. 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. ¤.§§¨.@¨£.
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£¨§§,,¤¨@, 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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