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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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.,~^*@£¶## FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ##¶£@*^~,.
¨-:*§§¶### 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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