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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 §*=~=««.,.
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