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¨:»;*$@@## MUST'VE ANGERED  THE  SUN, AND  TODAY IT ##@@$*;»:¨
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..=\=¤#### TAKE  ME  SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR   THEY ####¤=\=..
.,~\§&#£@# SNICKER  A  BIT.  YOU  USUALLY  GET  OLD #@£#&§\~,.
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.:~†^¤§@## BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ##@§¤^†~:.
.:»*$§§#@# CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS YOU #@#§§$*»:.
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.~-**%£@## FOR RIGHT  NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##@£%**-~.
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