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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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,.~«†^$¤## FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ##¤$^†«~.,
.^~††*£### I SLING  OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS A  BIT ###£*††~^.
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