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..~=:†@@#@ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY @#@@†:=~..
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,.¨.,.~\%% BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, %%\~.,.¨.,
..,,,=/§*& CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS YOU &*§/=,,,..
¨..,~;†$&# KNOW WHAT  YEAR IT IS.  EVERY PAGE  IS A #&$†;~,..¨
...«/%$§@# GRID  OF NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, #@§$%/«...
,,»=*£££## BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ##£££*=»,,
.¨~»=^$@## BOTH  SPACE AND  TIME.  A LOT  OF IT  IS ##@$^=»~¨.
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,¨,¨^«=*%& HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS &%*=«^¨,¨,
¨¨.,,,~;%% REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER %%;~,,,.¨¨
,..,,,,~=% HEARD.   SOMETIMES    THE   DATES    ARE %=~,,,,..,
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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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.^-:§§&### GROUND. ONE LANDS ON  MY FOOT,  IT  IS A ###&§§:-^.
,,,=;%*@#@ DRAWING  OF  A MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD @#@*%;=,,,
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