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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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¨,,¨.¨:~/§ FOR  RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. §/~:¨.¨,,¨
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....¨¨~=†^ TOO  QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ^†=~¨¨....
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..,,~-;=§§ DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD §§=;-~,,..
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