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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 £%*-^,,¨¨.
.¨¨,.-*%*§ 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 ##£&£*:~.,
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,¨,,,,~\^£ THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE £^\~,,,,¨,
¨.,,¨.:~;* FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. *;~:.¨,,.¨
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¨,,¨-~:=§@ DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD @§=:~-¨,,¨
,,¨,»=^@¤# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     #¤@^=»,¨,,
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