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,:-/*%#@## COLOURFUL SPARKS  FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ##@#%*/-:,
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.,-;*££*#£ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, £#*££*;-,.
¨,«:*$#@@# CALENDAR  AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU #@@#$*:«,¨
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,-~^$$¤¶## BELOW  WHICH  ARE WRITTEN COORDINATES IN ##¶¤$$^~-,
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