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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. @*\:¨.¨¨¨.
,,,.=::£¤# 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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