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.,»^=@¤#@# CARRIES WITH IT  SMELLS FROM  FAR  AWAY, #@#¤@=^»,.
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¨,~~=\/*%@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY   AND  I  FEAR  THEY @%*/\=~~,¨
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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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.,~/*¤¤@@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@@¤¤*/~,.
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,¨,,:~†¤@@ HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE @@¤†~:,,¨,
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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 @£%^†:.,¨.
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,.¨¨«-%%§# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD #§%%-«¨¨.,
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