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..,~»:†&@# MUST'VE ANGERED  THE SUN, AND  TODAY  IT #@&†:»~,..
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,^«†**&¶## SUNSET THE AIR COMES RAINING  BACK  DOWN ##¶&**†«^,
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.^«;§%@£@# CARRIES WITH  IT SMELLS  FROM  FAR AWAY, #@£@%§;«^.
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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, ##£&*%;«,,
¨.~†*$§£## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS YOU ##£§$*†~.¨
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.,-^-/$&§# BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN #§&$/-^-,.
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..»;^@¤#@# APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #@#¤@^;»..
.,.¨,¨~=#@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @#=~¨,¨.,.
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,.^~†^:^## THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##^:^†~^.,
¨.-=†§§#@# FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #@#§§†=-.¨
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.,¨^«\^%§# DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD #§%^\«^¨,.
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