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A purple Rainbow Note hanging from the Star Bells.
Rainbow Notes are colorful notes that come in many different colors in Super Mario Galaxy. Similar to Banjo Kazooie, they are items that spin in mid-air that Mario can collect. So far of what is known about them, if Mario collects a certain number of these, he will receive an unknown item (Ex: 1-Up Mushroom, Power Star. They are first seen hanging from Star Bells on the Star World.