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.,¨,,~\§%¤ 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 £*†»^,,¨,¨
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,,-;*%¤¶## FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. ##¶¤%*;-,,
¨.-«;^$&£# I  SLING OPEN THE  BOOK OF  STARS  A BIT #£&$^;«-.¨
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.,¨¨,«\*&& GROUND. ONE  LANDS  ON MY FOOT, IT IS  A &&*\«,¨¨,.
¨¨¨¨,^»*%& DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD &%*»^,¨¨¨¨
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