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,~»:%@&@## BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO ##@&@%:»~,
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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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.,,^~=%§@¶ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS ¶@§%=~^,,.
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,.,..-~/*% FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. %*/~-..,.,
..¨..«\%*§ I  SLING OPEN  THE BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT §*%\«..¨..
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