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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 #@¤%%:~^..
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,,,,,,=\** HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS **\=,,,,,,
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¨.¨,-:%%£# FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. #£%%:-,¨.¨
¨¨-»\*$§¶@ I SLING OPEN  THE BOOK  OF  STARS  A BIT @¶§$*\»-¨¨
.~-†$&#@@# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE #@@#&$†-~.
,,.~;§$&@# GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON  MY  FOOT, IT IS A #@&$§;~.,,
..,:=^*$&# DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD #&$*^=:,..
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