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..-;^@@### 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 #@#&**/=,¨
¨:~;%¤#@¶@ KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT IS.  EVERY PAGE IS  A @¶@#¤%;~:¨
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,¨,,»»;&@§ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES  I   HAVE  NEVER §@&;»»,,¨,
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