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,:«:%§§### SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ###§§%:«:,
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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 #£*%~,,¨.,
,-~^^$¤£## BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME. A  LOT  OF  IT IS ##£¤$^^~-,
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...,^\$£§@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @§£$\^,...
,¨,~~^†&@@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER @@&†^~~,¨,
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¨,¨.,»:§§@ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. @§§:»,.¨,¨
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