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¨--:%%£### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ###£%%:--¨
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.,~^%¤¤£## KNOW WHAT  YEAR IT  IS. EVERY PAGE  IS A ##£¤¤%^~,.
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