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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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