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,¨¨,,.¨¨.- STILL  BURNS  US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE -.¨¨.,,¨¨,
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,¨..¨.¨,=; SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ;=,¨.¨..¨,
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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 ».,.,...¨,
..¨¨.¨.:-\ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, \-:.¨.¨¨..
.¨,¨.¨^-†† BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ††-^¨.¨,¨.
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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 -:,.,¨,.¨¨
¨¨,¨,¨.¨., DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ,.¨.¨,¨,¨¨
,¨..,...:~ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ~:...,..¨,
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