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.,,^=/†%@# TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY #@%†/=^,,.
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,,,,,,«/$$ BEFORE  YOU LEARN  THE  TRADE ENOUGH  TO $$/«,,,,,,
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,,¨,:~;=£§ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, §£=;~:,¨,,
¨¨¨¨,^~**§ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU §**~^,¨¨¨¨
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..¨.,^«^$& GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, &$^«^,.¨..
.,¨.,~/%$# BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN #$%/~,.¨,.
.¨,~~\=£¤# BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF IT  IS #¤£=\~~,¨.
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.,«*%%¤### HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ###¤%%*«,.
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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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