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,.,¨^=†&#@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY @#&†=^¨,.,
,¨.,¨^;^%& SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD &%^;^¨,.¨,
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¨¨¨,,-=**& TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I  DO LEAD  THEM &**=-,,¨¨¨
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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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,,,^^**§¶@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER @¶§**^^,,,
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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 ###¶&£%=^,
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