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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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,^=/^&£@## SOMETHING  GOING ON  AHEAD. THOSE AROUND ##@£&^/=^,
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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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.^«/%$@£## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##£@$%/«^.
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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 ###@&%^~:,
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,~~^/^:£&¤ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S  A NEW MOON IN ¤&£:^/^~~,
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