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,.†$$£#### TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY ####£$$†.,
,,«^*§&¶@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@¶&§*^«,,
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,--=%$£### SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND ###£$%=--,
:-*†$&¶### THE   CORNER   HAVE  STOPPED,  SHOUTING, ###¶&$†*-:
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,,«:*£§@## MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ##@§£*:«,,
,,-^**£@## 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 ##%^~^,.¨,
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.,~=~«%§£& HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS &£§%«~=~,.
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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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