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,:»\=*&&@@ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @@&&*=\»:,
,,~=§$§£@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@£§$§=~,,
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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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.,«^*&&#@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@#&&*^«,.
.^-=$&#£## BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, ##£#&$=-^.
¨.~*$%@£@# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU #@£@%$*~.¨
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.,,¨,¨^\*@ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN @*\^¨,¨,,.
,,=:$*#@#@ BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT  OF IT IS @#@#*$:=,,
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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 ##&¤%*†~,¨
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¨^~*†%@@## DRAWING OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ##@@%†*~^¨
,:~;%$@#@@ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     @@#@$%;~:,
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.¨.:=/:^#@ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A  NEW MOON IN @#^:/=:.¨.
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