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,¨^«/§*&## TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM ##&*§/«^¨,
.¨,^=:$££# SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. #££$:=^,¨.
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,,,.~:%§@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@§%:~.,,,
...,:«/%%¤ 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 @@£%^«,¨,,
¨,¨¨,«^$£§ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER §£$^«,¨¨,¨
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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 @£&%:=:.,¨
.,.¨.»\*$& GROUND. ONE LANDS ON  MY  FOOT,  IT IS A &$*\».¨.,.
,¨,¨.~~:*$ DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD $*:~~.¨,¨,
.,,..~†*$¤ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ¤$*†~..,,.
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