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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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¨.¨¨:~:^¤£ HEARD.    SOMETIMES   THE    DATES   ARE £¤^:~:¨¨.¨
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.,^=;§¤§## FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. ##§¤§;=^,.
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