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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 ##@£§*~.¨¨
¨,~=%%#@## KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE IS A ##@#%%=~,¨
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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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