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.,¨.,,:~=* THE OTHERS  THINK  I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T *=~:,,.¨,.
.¨¨..¨¨~»; 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 ##@££*/~:.
,.^~:*%£## KNOW  WHAT  YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE  IS A ##£%*:~^.,
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,...,¨-»:$ APPLICABLE  ON EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL.  IT $:»-¨,...,
,.¨,¨¨¨^-^ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ^-^¨¨¨,¨.,
...,,¨¨¨^~ 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 ###&%;=,,,
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..,«\^&#@# 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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