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,,,.~**%@# COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR  THE IMAGINATION, A #@%**~.,,,
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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 *^^=.¨,.,,
.¨.¨.-\*%@ GRID  OF  NINE STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, @%*\-.¨.¨.
.,.:=/†¤¤# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #¤¤†/=:.,.
,,,~;*¤¤@# BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME.  A LOT OF IT  IS #@¤¤*;~,,,
¨~~*§§@### APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT ALL.  IT ###@§§*~~¨
,..~/*@@#@ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS @#@@*/~..,
,...=;=£@¶ REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ¶@£=;=...,
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,¨¨¨¨.-^*§ THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE §*^-.¨¨¨¨,
.¨..,»*†£& FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. &£†*»,..¨.
¨¨.:-^§&@# I  SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK OF  STARS A BIT #@&§^-:.¨¨
,.-«=*@#@# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE #@#@*=«-.,
,,=^$£££## GROUND. ONE  LANDS ON  MY FOOT, IT  IS A ##£££$^=,,
..,«=**¤¶@ DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD @¶¤**=«,..
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