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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 ,.,,¨¨.,.,
..¨,,,¨¨¨, APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT ,¨¨¨,,,¨..
¨,,,¨¨¨¨,» HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS »,¨¨¨¨,,,¨
..¨¨.¨,.=: REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER :=.,¨.¨¨..
,,..,¨~~:* HEARD. SOMETIMES THE DATES ARE *:~~¨,..,,
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.¨:»^*%@## FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##@%*^»:¨.
.,-†%§@### I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ###@§%†-,.
,.~«*$$@## TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ##@$$*«~.,
.¨¨:«/*%## GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A ##%*/«:¨¨.
...¨.=†$£# DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD #£$†=.¨...
,¨¨¨¨~»*%* CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. *%*»~¨¨¨¨,
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