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¨,=†*&@¶@# MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT #@¶@&*†=,¨
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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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.~»;§*@@#& 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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¨^~^%@@¶## BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN ##¶@@%^~^¨
.,=†^%@¶@# BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT  OF  IT IS #@¶@%^†=,.
¨,¨,.:«*@¤ 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. £*;-,.....
,-~^*¤¤@## I  SLING OPEN  THE BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT ##@¤¤*^~-,
¨,¨,..~$#¶ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY  NOTES ON THE ¶#$~..,¨,¨
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