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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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.^~††&#¤@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@¤#&††~^.
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.~-=†*§@## 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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