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.¨¨-~/*@£# AND GETS THICK  ENOUGH  TO  BREATHE.  IT #£@*/~-¨¨.
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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 #¶@¤=^-...
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¨,--~^*†*# I  SLING OPEN THE  BOOK  OF STARS  A BIT #*†*^~--,¨
.:«:$¤&### TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON  THE ###&¤$:«:.
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,:~\^%£@## DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ##@£%^\~:,
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