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,,.^-:*@£@ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, @£@*:-^.,,
.¨~~;%$#@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU #@#$%;~~¨.
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.¨^»=†@#£# GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, #£#@†=»^¨.
¨.¨~»^^$¤¶ BELOW  WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ¶¤$^^»~¨.¨
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,,..,=/%$§ FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. §$%/=,..,,
,¨.¨¨:«*%* I  SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS  A BIT *%*«:¨¨.¨,
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¨.¨:=;^¤#£ GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON MY  FOOT,  IT IS A £#¤^;=:¨.¨
.¨:-*^§¤## DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ##¤§^*-:¨.
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