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.¨.,.-»;$& TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM &$;»-.,.¨.
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,..¨^«**$@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @$**«^¨..,
¨¨¨-«\%%£# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #£%%\«-¨¨¨
,,^~***¤@# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU #@¤***~^,,
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,,,,~~†%*# 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. ##§%%:=,,.
,:~*%*£@## 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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