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¨¨.¨,..,^» 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 §£=:-,¨,¨.
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¨.--††$¤@# BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN #@¤$††--.¨
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,,.=†%%&## APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT ##&%%†=.,,
.¨,^=:*¤§# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #§¤*:=^,¨.
,¨¨,.=/%§£ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER £§%/=.,¨¨,
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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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