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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 ##@@^/~~¨,
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.¨~~†%&@## BELOW WHICH  ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN ##@&%†~~¨.
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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 #@£%*~:¨,,
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