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.,^=†*§¤## COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR  THE IMAGINATION, A ##¤§*†=^,.
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.¨~~;†£@## SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ##@£†;~~¨.
,^»:=£¤@## BEFORE  YOU  LEARN  THE TRADE  ENOUGH TO ##@¤£=:»^,
,,^~^§§&@# TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT  I DO  LEAD  THEM #@&§§^~^,,
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..,~==£§@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #@§£==~,..
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.¨.=/$¤&## THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##&¤$/=.¨.
,:«;*@¤### FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ###¤@*;«:,
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.,~:^%§@## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY  NOTES ON THE ##@§%^:~,.
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.,-;*$§### DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ###§$*;-,.
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