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,,#,¤@¨#¨£ book of stars, is a combined map, ,.@,¨¤¨&¨¤
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,¨&¨@§,#.& below which are written coordinates in ,.¤¨.§¨¤.@
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¨.£.§§.@¨§ reordered, some names i have never ¨,@,.@¨#,#
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,§#,.£¨¤,£ 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 ¨@&.@&,§,&
,¨¤.&@.@¨£ care less right now. .¨§¨¨@.&¨#
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