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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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¤@*=-.¨,.¨ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ¨.,¨.-=*@¤
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###£%*†-^. i sling open  the  book of stars  a  bit .^-†*%£###
£&*~^.,,,¨ too  quick, spilling all my notes on the ¨,,,.^~*&£
#££/,:~¨.. ground. one lands  on my  foot, it  is a ..¨~:,/££#
###@&*^~^, drawing  of  a muscle cow, but  i  could ,^~^*&@###
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