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,~«/%@§### MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ###§@%/«~,
,¨.-*†§¤@# 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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..¨¨¨¨,=†= BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN =†=,¨¨¨¨..
,.¨¨.,»^†$ BOTH SPACE  AND TIME.  A  LOT  OF  IT IS $†^»,.¨¨.,
¨...-~/**# APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH,  BUT NOT ALL.  IT #**/~-...¨
¨¨,:-†§§## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##§§†-:,¨¨
¨¨-«;*£¤## 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 #§&$^=~.,.
..^-\$%¤## CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     ##¤%$\-^..
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