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¨.~»*=%$@£ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, £@$%=*»~.¨
,:«:%*##@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS YOU #@##*%:«:,
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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 @@§%«.-.,,
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