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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 @@@§;-:.,¨
,¨¨,:~†=§£ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER £§=†~:,¨¨,
,,,¨¨,»=%@ HEARD.    SOMETIMES    THE   DATES   ARE @%=»,¨¨,,,
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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 #@^*~.,¨,,
..,,«^§¤¶# TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE #¶¤§^«,,..
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