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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 %†«-.¨¨..¨
,,.¨,.,~~/ 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 »^¨¨..¨,,.
...,¨.¨^~^ APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT NOT  ALL.  IT ^~^¨.¨,...
¨¨¨,.,-=\% HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS %\=-,.,¨¨¨
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..¨.-~;§@§ 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 £%%†~:.,¨.
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,,¨¨,¨:~=$ DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD $=~:¨,¨¨,,
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