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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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