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.¨¨,==$@£@ MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT @£@$==,¨¨.
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,,.,¨¨,.,, TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND I FEAR THEY ,,.,¨¨,.,,
,¨¨¨¨.¨..¨ SNICKER A BIT. YOU USUALLY GET OLD ¨..¨.¨¨¨¨,
.,.,,,..¨. BEFORE YOU LEARN THE TRADE ENOUGH TO .¨..,,,.,.
¨,.¨¨.,..¨ 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 ¨..,¨.,..,
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,¨¨.¨¨,.¨, BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ,¨.,¨¨.¨¨,
..,...¨.¨. BOTH SPACE AND TIME. A LOT OF IT IS .¨.¨...,..
¨¨.,¨..¨,¨ APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT ¨,¨..¨,.¨¨
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.,^~\%§@## I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ##@§%\~^,.
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.,,,.»^^$§ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. §$^^».,,,.
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