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.¨¨:=;*$£@ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                @£$*;=:¨¨.
,¨-~=%&### BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ###&%=~-¨,
¨~-/*£@@## CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS  YOU ##@@£*/-~¨
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¨.,«*=*&## BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ##&*=*«,.¨
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¨,:«:$$£#@ APPLICABLE  ON  EARTH, BUT  NOT  ALL. IT @#£$$:«:,¨
¨¨.,~=$@@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@@$=~,.¨¨
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...«:^*@@@ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE @@@*^:«...
.,~\*%@@## FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. ##@@%*\~,.
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,¨,.»;%¤£@ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE @£¤%;».,¨,
¨,~«/^&#£@ GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON MY FOOT, IT  IS  A @£#&^/«~,¨
¨~«*$%§@@# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD #@@§%$*«~¨
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