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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 .¨.,,.¨,¨-
..¨¨¨¨,.,. BOTH SPACE AND TIME. A LOT OF IT IS .,.,¨¨¨¨..
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^,.,.,¨¨.. 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 .¨¨,~/%%£#
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