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,,,~/*¤&## TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY ##&¤*/~,,,
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.,...~~^%§ TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT  I DO LEAD  THEM §%^~~...,.
,...¨¨~»\* SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. *\»~¨¨...,
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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 ¤&*:=^..¨,
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,.¨,..,-:^ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ^:-,..,¨.,
.¨.,¨,,,=^ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ^=,,,¨,.¨.
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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 ¤£%=«:¨.¨,
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