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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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.¨¨.¨¨.=== HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS ===.¨¨.¨¨.
.¨¨¨,,¨~=\ REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER \=~¨,,¨¨¨.
.,¨¨¨.¨.^~ HEARD. SOMETIMES THE DATES ARE ~^.¨.¨¨¨,.
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.¨..,¨¨.., FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ,..¨¨,..¨.
.,,,¨.¨,,, I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ,,,¨.¨,,,.
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.¨.¨...,.. GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A ..,...¨.¨.
.¨¨..¨.¨¨, DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD ,¨¨.¨..¨¨.
,¨..¨.,,.~ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. ~.,,.¨..¨,
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