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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 $\~^.¨,,¨.
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