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,.¨~~:=£¶# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY #¶£=:~~¨.,
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,¨,~;^@#@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, #@#@^;~,¨,
¨.,.-/§%£# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU #£%§/-.,.¨
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.,^==§$¶@# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #@¶$§==^,.
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¨,¨.»=§££# FOR RIGHT  NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. #££§=».¨,¨
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...:=/§%@# 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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