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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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§§¤,,¨¨¤@¤ both space and time. a lot of it is ..£§#§.¨,¨
¨&,¨@£.¨¤@ applicable on earth, but not all. it @..@@..&§.
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§#&@¤@@&@¤ reordered, some names i have never &#@§#@£§&§
&§§§#§¤£¤£ heard. sometimes the dates are @#£@£#£###
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§§¤§§§£&&§ for right now. i've stopped breathing. @#££@#¤#¤#
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&&£#£@@£@¤ too quick, spilling all my notes on the &¤§§§&¤§&&
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