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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 ##¤£%^-~¨¨
.-~*^@#### GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, ####@^*~-.
,.-~;$*&@# BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN #@&*$;~-.,
...,«/$%@@ BOTH SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF  IT IS @@%$/«,...
,,,¨-=^*&# 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 £%†-,¨¨¨,,
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