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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. #*%/-...,,
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