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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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##@#§$†=:, HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ,:=†$§#@##
#@@&$:«,,¨ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER ¨,,«:$&@@#
##*%/~^¨,¨ HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE ¨,¨^~/%*##
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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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