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,.^~^$&#£# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #£#&$^~^.,
,¨.,=;*$§@ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE  AS LONG AS YOU @§$*;=,.¨,
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.~~/*&&@## HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ##@&&*/~~.
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.,,-=*%#@# I  SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK  OF STARS A BIT #@#%*=-,,.
,,~*^%@### TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE ###@%^*~,,
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,¨.~=*†£#@ DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD @#£†*=~.¨,
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