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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 ¶£@=-~.,¨.
,...¨^~†$§ KNOW WHAT  YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE IS  A §$†~^¨...,
.¨,.¨.,»/¤ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ¤/»,.¨.,¨.
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¨¨¨,.,¨,¨. HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS .¨,¨,.,¨¨¨
¨,¨.,,.¨.- REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER -.¨.,,.¨,¨
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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 #£#&/~-¨..
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.,-«†$@@## DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ##@@$†«-,.
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