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.,,,«\†§@# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY #@§†\«,,,.
.¨..,«\†¤@ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD @¤†\«,..¨.
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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, ###@^†«~.,
,^=;*£#### CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU ####£*;=^,
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..¨¨,»:%£# BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #£%:»,¨¨..
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.,.-\%¤### APPLICABLE  ON EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT ###¤%\-.,.
,:~==##### HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #####==~:,
.¨.~*%@@## 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 @@&§;-^.,.
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¨..^»;^£#@ DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD @#£^;»^..¨
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