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¨,..,,~†=% BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, %=†~,,..,¨
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.:=/†%¤@## APPLICABLE ON  EARTH,  BUT  NOT  ALL. IT ##@¤%†/=:.
,¨~~\$$££# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #££$$\~~¨,
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.,,..-*^*¤ FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ¤*^*-..,,.
,.¨,«^*%§# I  SLING OPEN  THE BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT #§%*^«,¨.,
.¨^-:*£¤@# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE #@¤£*:-^¨.
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.,~-:%@£## DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ##£@%:-~,.
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