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.,¨¨,.,.,~ SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. ~,.,.,¨¨,.
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.,.¨.¨..~« MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                «~..¨.¨.,.
¨¨...¨¨:== BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ==:¨¨...¨¨
.¨¨.¨,~~** CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU **~~,¨.¨¨.
.¨.,,-»:^§ KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT IS. EVERY  PAGE IS  A §^:»-,,.¨.
.,,,:-;^¤@ GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND DRAWN, @¤^;-:,,,.
..,~-^%&&@ BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN @&&%^-~,..
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¨,^»:^@£## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##£@^:»^,¨
.,,-»=§%#@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER @#%§=»-,,.
¨..¨^~^=@§ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE §@=^~^¨..¨
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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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