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.,¨~*†§@&& 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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,:»;%¤@#@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@#@¤%;»:,
¨~-*§@£### REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER ###£@§*-~¨
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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 #@#@@§†~,.
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,:-\%%@%@@ DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I COULD @@%@%%\-:,
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