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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 #@*^:/=«,.
,,..,»%§^@ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE @^§%»,..,,
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