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,:-^§&@@## SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ##@@&§^-:,
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¨,~~†%%#&# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, #&#%%†~~,¨
..¨,,,.\*§ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS  YOU §*\.,,,¨..
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¨^=\*§@¶## GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ##¶@§*\=^¨
,,~-;%^¤£§ BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN §£¤^%;-~,,
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¨,~=%%#@## THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@#%%=~,¨
.¨,«-/*§§¶ FOR  RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ¶§§*/-«,¨.
.,»^$*@@@# I  SLING OPEN THE BOOK  OF  STARS A  BIT #@@@*$^»,.
,,=\%$&### TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ###&$%\=,,
...^/^§%¶# GROUND.  ONE LANDS  ON MY FOOT, IT  IS A #¶%§^/^...
,.»;%%&#@# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD #@#&%%;».,
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