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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 .¨.,.¨¨,¨¨
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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. #§*:~,,¨,,
..,-~=$&¶@ I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT @¶&$=~-,..
¨¨,~†$*### TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ###*$†~,¨¨
,^=;^£@### GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A ###@£^;=^,
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,,¨,=†^$¶# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. #¶$^†=,¨,,
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