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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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¨¨..¨,,..- APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT -..,,¨..¨¨
.¨¨.,¨¨,.= HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS =.,¨¨,.¨¨.
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¨¨.,«=%¤¤# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE #¤¤%=«,.¨¨
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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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.¨¨,¨^~*$£ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. £$*~^¨,¨¨.
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