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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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.,¨¨¨.,,.^ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ^.,,.¨¨¨,.
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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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