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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. ##@£&%;~~¨
.,,-/%$@## I SLING OPEN  THE BOOK  OF STARS  A  BIT ##@$%/-,,.
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