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.^«:**#### AND  GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO BREATHE.  IT ####**:«^.
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...~;^£#@# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY #@#£^;~...
.^==%%#### SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ####%%==^.
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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 @£†:-~.¨,,
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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 £%**=,,¨,,
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