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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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¨,,.=^^£## I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ##£^^=.,,¨
.¨,,:=/=&& TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE &&=/=:,,¨.
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,¨,,..,=†§ DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD §†=,..,,¨,
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