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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 £^*«-,.,.¨
...¨,.-~=* KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE IS A *=~-.,¨...
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.¨,,.,¨,,» BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN »,,¨,.,,¨.
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.¨,.¨¨.¨.. HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS ..¨.¨¨.,¨.
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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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