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,¨^«;=§¤@@ TAKE OTHER  PEOPLE. BUT I  DO  LEAD THEM @@¤§=;«^¨,
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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 #£&&$\«-¨,
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.¨,,-\§&£@ HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE   DATES    ARE @£&§\-,,¨.
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.,,^»^†£## FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##£†^»^,,.
.,.¨~-†%$& I SLING  OPEN  THE BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT &$%†-~¨.,.
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.,~-:$§#@@ GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON MY  FOOT, IT  IS A @@#§$:-~,.
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