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.¨,»†^%&£# ONLY AT NIGHT. LONG AGO, SOMEONE HERE #£&%^†»,¨.
,,»*%$§@## MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT ##@§$%*»,,
,,:»†%$£¶# STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE #¶£$%†»:,,
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,,.,=*=*@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE #@*=*=,.,,
¨¨^»;$*§@# BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, #@§*$;»^¨¨
¨,-/=@#£## 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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,¨.¨¨.~=:* 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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..,..-;†§£ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN £§†;-..,..
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