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,¨.¨^»\*%# COLOURFUL  SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION, A #%*\»^¨.¨,
.¨.:=/%*¤# SHARP CONTRAST  FOR  THE  STALE BLACK OF #¤*%/=:.¨.
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..:=/*@£@# THE OTHERS THINK  I'M  YOUNG, THEY DON'T #@£@*/=:..
,¨¨-«\§$¤@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY @¤$§\«-¨¨,
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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 ††=...,,.,
,..¨,^~\*@ GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, @*\~^,¨..,
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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 ###&&*;»^.
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