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.:~†*@&### TAKE   ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY ###&@*†~:.
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....^~-;§@ TAKE  OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD THEM @§;-~^....
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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 ###£%%:«,.
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