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¨¨,,,,-«^^ MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                ^^«-,,,,¨¨
,¨¨¨¨.¨.«* 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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.¨¨,-«/=%¤ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¤%=/«-,¨¨.
¨¨,~~/$§¤@ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER @¤§$/~~,¨¨
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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 £*=»~,,.,.
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¨¨,,.¨,¨.« DRAWING OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD «.¨,¨.,,¨¨
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