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.,-\†&@@## SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD ##@@&†\-,.
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,,.=†:$¤@@ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, @@¤$:†=.,,
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¨:»/**&### BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES  IN ###&**/»:¨
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.,-:-;\*£# FOR RIGHT  NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. #£*\;-:-,.
¨~«^=$££#§ I  SLING  OPEN  THE BOOK OF STARS  A BIT §#££$=^«~¨
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¨.¨~†;†*¤# DRAWING OF  A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD #¤*†;†~¨.¨
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