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,.~~;=£¤#@ MUST'VE  ANGERED THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT @#¤£=;~~.,
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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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,,^=^**§## FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. ##§**^=^,,
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,.-«**£¤£# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY  NOTES ON THE #£¤£**«-.,
,^»**$#### GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON MY FOOT,  IT IS  A ####$**»^,
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