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¨,¨.¨,¨¨,. TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I DO LEAD THEM .,¨¨,¨.¨,¨
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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, \«,.,.,,,¨
,,,....«†^ BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ^†«....,,,
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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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