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¨.,¨,,¨¨:~ AND GETS  THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT ~:¨¨,,¨,.¨
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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 §†«:,...,.
,..¨¨.~;%& GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, &%;~.¨¨..,
.,¨,-=†§£¶ 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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¨¨.,¨.:«†% 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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