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.¨,~;*§### BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, ###§*;~,¨.
¨,.,~;^¤¶# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS YOU #¶¤^;~,.,¨
¨.¨,,~/%§£ KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE IS A £§%/~,,¨.¨
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¨¨.¨¨¨:=:§ 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 @§^/=.,,¨,
.¨,-»*%&¶# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE #¶&%*»-,¨.
.¨~~/*¤### GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A ###¤*/~~¨.
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