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¨:»;*$&¶## TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY ##¶&$*;»:¨
.~»†=*&§§@ SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD @§§&*=†»~.
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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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,¨¨¨,..~§¤ REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ¤§~..,¨¨¨,
¨.¨«=*†$@# HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE #@$†*=«¨.¨
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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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