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.,.,.^=;*£ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, £*;=^.,.,.
¨.,,:-:§¤# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU #¤§:-:,,.¨
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..¨¨.«;§@# HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS #@§;«.¨¨..
¨,¨.¨^~;=@ REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER @=;~^¨.¨,¨
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,¨¨.¨,-;=¤ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY  WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¤=;-,¨.¨¨,
,,.,,=**@§ 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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