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¨¨^~=%%&¶# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #¶&%%=~^¨¨
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,¨~-/%&££# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #££&%/-~¨,
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