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,¨,,»;*$@# TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD  THEM #@$*;»,,¨,
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¨¨¨:-/%£¤@ SOMETHING GOING  ON AHEAD.  THOSE AROUND @¤£%/-:¨¨¨
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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 ¶§$$\=^¨.,
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¨--†%&¤### BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ###¤&%†--¨
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...-~;*%#¶ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT  ALL. IT ¶#%*;~-...
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¨.,..:»=*% REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER %*=»:..,.¨
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.,-:%@§#@# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE #@#§@%:-,.
¨..=;$$¤#@ FOR RIGHT  NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. @#¤$$;=..¨
.¨¨:»:†$#@ I  SLING  OPEN  THE BOOK  OF STARS A BIT @#$†:»:¨¨.
¨.¨.,-**&# TOO QUICK,  SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE #&**-,.¨.¨
¨¨¨,,,=*†% GROUND. ONE  LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A %†*=,,,¨¨¨
.¨.¨,=*^$¤ DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ¤$^*=,¨.¨.
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