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#$\:.¨¨,.. BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ..,¨¨.:\$#
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@$*:-,¨.., 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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