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.~»*=£§¶## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ##¶§£=*»~.
.,=**%@### CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS YOU ###@%**=,.
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...,~»:£%¶ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN ¶%£:»~,...
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,,«:^*&### APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT ###&*^:«,,
¨:~==%@### HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ###@%==~:¨
¨:»^†£¤#@# REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER #@#¤£†^»:¨
¨~~:*£&@## HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE ##@&£*:~~¨
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,.»;=%@@## THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I  SCRAMBLE ##@@%=;».,
.-»=*†%$## FOR  RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##$%†*=»-.
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¨,~††&@¤#£ 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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