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¨:«=†$£#¶# must've angered  the  sun, and today  it #¶#£$†=«:¨
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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 §*^,¨¨¨¨,,
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,,~=*&%@#¤ below which  are written  coordinates in ¤#@%&*=~,,
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