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.:»\^§$¤¶# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #¶¤$§^\»:.
,¨.¨¨=~%$£ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, £$%~=¨¨.¨,
.~~/§%§@£¶ CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU ¶£@§%§/~~.
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¨,=:§&£#@# BELOW WHICH ARE WRITTEN  COORDINATES  IN #@#£&§:=,¨
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.¨,,.¨^^$£ I SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK  OF STARS  A BIT £$^^¨.,,¨.
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,,=*§%§@@# GROUND. ONE  LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A #@@§%§*=,,
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