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,,.«/†£¤## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ##¤£†/«.,,
,.~^^%@@## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU ##@@%^^~.,
,¨.=*§$&## KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY  PAGE IS A ##&$§*=.¨,
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¨.¨.,.,.~= 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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