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.-»==\£%§# TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I   FEAR  THEY #§%£\==»-.
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¨:«^£@@### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ###@@£^«:¨
¨,==§$&#@# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS YOU #@#&$§==,¨
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.:=*^=*%§# BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN #§%*=^*=:.
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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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