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,:«://¤&¶# BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, #¶&¤//:«:,
¨:«^§$¤§@@ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU @@§¤$§^«:¨
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,.-/£@@### THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ###@@£/-.,
.¨..-:;=#§ 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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