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££#&§£&¤&& book of stars, is a combined map, &@&#§¤§§§@
@£¤&#@§#§¤ calendar and timepiece as long as you &#§§#§@&§£
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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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