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.,.,.--;†& MUST'VE ANGERED  THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT &†;--.,.,.
.¨¨¨^»/=§£ STILL  BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT  WITH THE £§=/»^¨¨¨.
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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 $†~~¨,¨,¨.
¨¨¨,¨:~†%% BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME. A LOT  OF IT  IS %%†~:¨,¨¨¨
.,.¨.-==¤& APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT ALL.  IT &¤==-.¨.,.
¨¨.^-;%§#@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @#§%;-^.¨¨
..^=*%@££@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER @££@%*=^..
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,.¨¨.»/%$¤ 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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