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,,,.--^*@§ BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE  TRADE ENOUGH  TO §@*^--.,,,
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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 ##@¤§§;«.,
.,:~\*%£## BOTH SPACE AND  TIME.  A  LOT OF  IT  IS ##£%*\~:,.
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,,,,,~/†$@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @$†/~,,,,,
..¨¨¨~~*$% REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER %$*~~¨¨¨..
,¨.,,¨^-*$ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE $*-^¨,,.¨,
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,,,«;$£### FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ###£$;«,,,
¨:~\$¤£@## I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK OF  STARS A  BIT ##@£¤$\~:¨
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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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