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¨-~\**§§@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@§§**\~-¨
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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 #§¤*;.¨,¨.
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,^~:$¤#### REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ####¤$:~^,
,,-=*£¤@#@ HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE @#@¤£*=-,,
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.,==†%£### 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 ##¶@£==~,¨
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