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,¨..~^$%¤@ TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY @¤%$^~..¨,
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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 ##£§@§:~~¨
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¨¨,¨.~;^%@ BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN @%^;~.¨,¨¨
.¨¨,~:^$¤# BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF  IT  IS #¤$^:~,¨¨.
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,~~:*$£@## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##@£$*:~~,
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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 #¶@§%*-:,¨
.¨,-»†$§#£ TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE £#§$†»-,¨.
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