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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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,¨,¨.,«==* HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS *==«,.¨,¨,
¨,¨.¨¨^»†* REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER *†»^¨¨.¨,¨
¨,,.,.¨^~; HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE ;~^¨.,.,,¨
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¨¨,¨.:~†^$ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. $^†~:.¨,¨¨
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