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.,,=/%*@## BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ##@*%/=,,.
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..^«^§§£## THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##£§§^«^..
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,,^~\$@@## I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK OF  STARS A  BIT ##@@$\~^,,
.,,,~†=$§@ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE @§$=†~,,,.
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