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¨-=:%*£@@# BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, #@@£*%:=-¨
.:~^§$¤¶@# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS  YOU #@¶¤$§^~:.
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,:«/%£§### FOR  RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ###§£%/«:,
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