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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 ¤@%«~~:¨¨.
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¨~-*§%¤### FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ###¤%§*-~¨
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,^»=%&¤@## DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ##@¤&%=»^,
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