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.:~†%@#### BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, ####@%†~:.
¨-~\†%@¶## CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU ##¶@%†\~-¨
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,~-/%%##@# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW,  BUT I  COULD #@##%%/-~,
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