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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 **~-,¨..¨¨
.,,¨.,¨~~; BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT OF  IT  IS ;~~¨,.¨,,.
¨..¨.¨.,:- APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT  ALL. IT -:,.¨.¨..¨
¨¨,.,¨¨,¨~ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ~¨,¨¨,.,¨¨
¨.¨...,,,¨ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER ¨,,,...¨.¨
,¨.,,¨,,.¨ HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE ¨.,,¨,,.¨,
¨.¨,¨.¨.¨. IMPOSSIBLE.                              .¨.¨.¨,¨.¨
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,,.,¨¨,... THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE ...,¨¨,.,,
¨¨,.¨,,.¨^ 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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