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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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