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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, #&%%†~-¨,.
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¨,^~:$*¤## reordered, some names i have never ##¤*$:~^,¨
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