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..,¨,¨,¨^» TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I  DO LEAD THEM »^¨,¨,¨,..
..,..,,,,^ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ^,,,,..,..
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..,,..¨.~~ 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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...»;$@&¶@ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER @¶&@$;»...
..,:«\*@&@ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE @&@*\«:,..
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.,.,.¨.=†$ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE $†=.¨.,.,.
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.,.,¨..,== DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ==,..¨,.,.
,¨..,.,~** CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     **~,.,..¨,
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