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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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&¨#,£,&,¤. BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, ¤,§,#¨@¨&,
@.¤.£,@.#, CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS YOU @,@.#.§¨£.
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#.@¨§¨§¨¤¨ REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER £,¤.@,¤,¤.
£¨@.&¨#,&, 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 ¤.§,£.@.&,
@.¤.@¨&,@, 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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