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,¨-~;*$@¶# BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, #¶@$*;~-¨,
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.¨,,¨¨,.¨¨ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ¨¨.,¨¨,,¨.
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