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¨-~^†*@¶## BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, ##¶@*†^~-¨
.-~:^=$$£# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS YOU #£$$=^:~-.
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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 #@¶¤%%*~,¨
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¨.^,=†=@## GROUND.  ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT  IS A ##@=†=,^.¨
¨~~\*¤§@## DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ##@§¤*\~~¨
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