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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 §=-:¨,¨.¨,
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.¨~«^%%¤@# REORDERED,   SOME  NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER #@¤%%^«~¨.
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.¨¨..,»\†@ FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. @†\»,..¨¨.
.,¨.:-^†@§ I SLING  OPEN  THE BOOK  OF STARS A  BIT §@†^-:.¨,.
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,,~\†%@### DRAWING  OF A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD ###@%†\~,,
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