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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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,.,.,¨¨,¨. 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 $\»~..¨,¨.
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,:«:%&§### 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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,¨,.¨..~†* CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. *†~..¨.,¨,
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