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,¨,¨,-:%@# MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT #@%:-,¨,¨,
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¨,»/§%£### TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY ###£%§/»,¨
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,~«;^*££## TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM ##££*^;«~,
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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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.^«*§*¤### BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ###¤*§*«^.
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¨¨,,~\;&¶@ APPLICABLE  ON EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT @¶&;\~,,¨¨
.^»==§§@## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##@§§==»^.
¨...,¨=*¤¤ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ¤¤*=¨,...¨
,¨,.-./%§@ 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 £@#@:†«:..
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,-«†=%@### CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ###@%=†«-,
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