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¨¨.¨¨-~;*& SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD &*;~-¨¨.¨¨
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¨.¨,..^«^% SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. %^«^..,¨.¨
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,¨-«**$§¶# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #¶§$**«-¨,
¨,~=%@&### BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ###&@%=~,¨
..,~*=$£@# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU #@£$=*~,..
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,¨¨,¨^«*§£ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN £§*«^¨,¨¨,
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,¨,,¨~-;§$ 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 #&$^*»^...
¨¨,¨,»**&¤ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE ¤&**»,¨,¨¨
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.¨,¨..,»†$ DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD $†»,..¨,¨.
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