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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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,.-:$¤§#@# BELOW  WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN #@#§¤$:-.,
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,^»/=*&¤§# THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE #§¤&*=/»^,
,~-††@§¤## FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##¤§@††-~,
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