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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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¨--=%@@@## THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@@@%=--¨
,,~^†$§@## FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. ##@§$†^~,,
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