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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 ##@££*;»:¨
..,«†*$#¶# FOR  RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED BREATHING. #¶#$*†«,..
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