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.:~**$#@## TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY ##@#$**~:.
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¨:~==¤££## 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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¨-«=†%#¶## FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##¶#%†=«-¨
¨,...*%&£# I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK  OF STARS  A BIT #£&%*...,¨
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.,~;†*¤@## GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A ##@¤*†;~,.
..~=†%&##@ DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD @##&%†=~..
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