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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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¨,..,¨:=:% 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 ^*~-..¨¨¨.
¨¨,¨.:«*$& TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE &$*«:.¨,¨¨
¨,¨¨,~^% GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A #&%^~,¨¨,¨
¨.,^«*%£§@ DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD @§£%*«^,.¨
¨¨:»;^*¤@# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. #@¤*^;»:¨¨
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