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.:-/%§£@## COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR  THE IMAGINATION, A ##@£§%/-:.
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.-=:$*@#@# THE  OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T #@#@*$:=-.
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¨¨..-»«$@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, #@$«»-..¨¨
.,¨.~§£¤£# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU #£¤£§~.¨,.
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,¨¨¨,^^%@¤ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ¤@%^^,¨¨¨,
,~~;*$&#@# BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME. A  LOT OF  IT IS #@#&$*;~~,
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.,«\*@#@## THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@#@*\«,.
¨¨~~*^¤§#¤ FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ¤#§¤^*~~¨¨
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