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..-:*£@£## The Night.                               ##£@£*:-..
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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 ##£@*$;=,.
.,~»=†¤¤@# Both  Space And  Time.  A  Lot Of It  Is #@¤¤†=»~,.
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¨¨¨¨.¨^»/† Heard.   Sometimes    The   Dates    Are †/»^¨.¨¨¨¨
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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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