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....¨¨¨¨,^ THE OTHERS  THINK I'M YOUNG,  THEY DON'T ^,¨¨¨¨....
,¨¨,,¨¨¨^« 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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¨,.-~^$¤£# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, #£¤$^~-.,¨
.¨.«^*@§@# 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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,,,¨¨,¨~=; 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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