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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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,:~*&£@### THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ###@£&*~:,
.:-:%$#@@# FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. #@@#$%:-:.
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