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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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.~=\§$¤@## MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ##@¤$§\=~.
¨.-«**¤&## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ##&¤**«-.¨
.,.^=^§§@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS YOU #@§§^=^.,.
.¨,¨,=†**@ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS.  EVERY  PAGE IS  A @**†=,¨,¨.
¨¨..¨:-/*@ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, @*/-:¨..¨¨
..¨..¨~~^* BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN *^~~¨..¨..
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.,¨,,,.,^« APPLICABLE  ON EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT «^,.,,,¨,.
.¨,,¨.,~~\ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS \~~,.¨,,¨.
,.¨,,..-;† 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. ##£§¤%^~.,
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