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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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,^~:%@¤### HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE ###¤@%:~^,
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.-~\^*¤¶## FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##¶¤*^\~-.
¨:-*$*#¶## I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK  OF STARS A  BIT ##¶#*$*-:¨
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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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