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=^.¨...¨,¨ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE ¨,¨...¨.^=
..¨,,,..¨, 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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¨.¨¨¨¨.,.¨ HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS ¨.,.¨¨¨¨.¨
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$*/«-,,.,, THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ,,.,,-«/*$
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¶§%†:=^,,¨ I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ¨,,^=:†%§¶
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