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.,¨,~:†&¤# SAFELY     FORWARD,     EVERY     NIGHT. #¤&†:~,¨,.
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.~=†*¤#£@# MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE                #@£#¤*†=~.
.,.=;†£@## 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 ^«:.¨,¨¨.,
.¨.,,,^~\* REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER *\~^,,,.¨.
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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 #§@^;~,¨..
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