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.:~;%%¶### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ###¶%%;~:.
,¨,=»~»*§# CALENDAR AND  TIMEPIECE AS  LONG AS  YOU #§*»~»=,¨,
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.^~;*$§#@# I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT #@#§$*;~^.
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