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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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,,»:^%@### GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, ###@%^:»,,
^«==&§#### BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ####§&==«^
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¨...-^*$£@ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. @£$*^-...¨
,¨-~*†%#@# I SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK  OF STARS  A BIT #@#%†*~-¨,
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¨.~^*$¤@@# DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD #@@¤$*^~.¨
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