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,¨¨,:-†*&@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @&*†-:,¨¨,
¨..,,~~;%§ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, §%;~~,,..¨
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,.,¨¨.¨--† 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 ##¶@**«-.,
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.,,.,,-\*§ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE §*\-,,.,,.
,¨.¨¨,:»†= FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. =†»:,¨¨.¨,
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¨¨¨¨,.^~:* TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE *:~^.,¨¨¨¨
.¨...,=\=@ GROUND.  ONE  LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS  A @=\=,...¨.
¨,¨,-=^§$¶ DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD ¶$§^=-,¨,¨
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