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..:-:§£§## AND GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT ##§£§:-:..
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,¨..¨.¨:«: TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY :«:¨.¨..¨,
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.,,~;%£### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ###£%;~,,.
.,,--;$&## CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU ##&$;--,,.
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,,¨¨.¨,»^* BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN *^»,¨.¨¨,,
...¨¨¨¨,»= BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT  OF IT  IS =»,¨¨¨¨...
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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 ###*%;-..¨
,-=\^§@### 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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