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.-~:*¤£@## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ##@£¤*:~-.
.,^»~~=^£# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS  YOU #£^=~~»^,.
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,^~^§&¤£@# GRID  OF  NINE  STARFIELDS, HAND  DRAWN, #@£¤&§^~^,
...¨¨¨-^%£ BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN £%^-¨¨¨...
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.^~;%¤¤¶## 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 &%¤=~~..,.
¨,,,,,*=§# GROUND.  ONE LANDS ON MY  FOOT,  IT IS A #§=*,,,,,¨
¨¨¨...~/%@ DRAWING OF A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD @%/~...¨¨¨
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