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,,~;$¤@### TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY ###@¤$;~,,
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.^~/*%¤#@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@#¤%*/~^.
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,^«^$£§@## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU ##@§£$^«^,
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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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