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.,.¨.~:**@ CARRIES WITH IT  SMELLS  FROM FAR  AWAY, @**:~.¨.,.
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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 £¤¤@§%:--.
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.,-†$*@#@# APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT #@#@*$†-,.
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,.,¨¨~«%&# I  SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK OF  STARS A BIT #&%«~¨¨,.,
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¨^~:*%&@## GROUND. ONE LANDS ON  MY  FOOT, IT IS  A ##@&%*:~^¨
.:=††@¤### DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I COULD ###¤@††=:.
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