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.:»:†$#@## SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ##@#$†:»:.
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..»†^§#£@# TAKE  OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO LEAD THEM #@£#§^†»..
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.-»=£§#### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ####§£=»-.
.,¨¨.»=*&# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU #&*=».¨¨,.
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.,«^†¤#@¶# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #¶@#¤†^«,.
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.¨,-::*£&# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE #&£*::-,¨.
.--*%%@%¶# FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #¶%@%%*--.
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..=/=¤¤£## DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD ##£¤¤=/=..
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