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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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,.»^$$£@@£ below  which  are written coordinates in £@@£$$^».,
,,«*%¤@### both  space  and time.  a  lot of it  is ###@¤%*«,,
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.,=†**§@## reordered,   some  names  i  have  never ##@§**†=,.
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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 ##§†§«««:.
..»=%$@### ground.  one lands on  my foot,  it is a ###@$%=»..
.:«^%%¤@## drawing  of a  muscle cow,  but  i could ##@¤%%^«:.
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