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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 @@#@*=^~:,
.,,-=§§@§@ BOTH  SPACE  AND  TIME. A LOT OF  IT  IS @§@§§=-,,.
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,:~*†$£#@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@#£$†*~:,
,.~†**¤### REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE   NEVER ###¤**†~.,
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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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