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..,~=;*&@# TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT  I  DO LEAD THEM #@&*;=~,..
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.,^~\*&@## MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ##@&*\~^,.
¨~»\*§#@## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ##@#§*\»~¨
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.¨¨¨:«:=&@ FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. @&=:«:¨¨¨.
,¨¨,»=%£@# I SLING  OPEN  THE BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT #@£%=»,¨¨,
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