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§¨.&¨,#¨§¨ BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, @¨§£,§¨£,@
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&.,#,,£¨£¨ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE IS A @¨##.@.§.&
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@¨.#,.&¨@, REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER &¨@#.@,¤,¤
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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 ¤.,£.£.@,,
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#.&#,&§,&. DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD ¤.,&¨@.@.¨
¤.¨&¨.@¨¤¨ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. ¤¨¤§¨£,§,#
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