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¨¨¨:=\^¤£# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND   I  FEAR  THEY #£¤^\=:¨¨¨
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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 ##¤%*^~^¨¨
,,,~==*&## FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##&*==~,,,
,.¨..-*%$# I SLING  OPEN THE BOOK  OF  STARS  A BIT #$%*-..¨.,
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¨¨,¨¨,«/*¤ DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT I  COULD ¤*/«,¨¨,¨¨
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