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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. ,,-~*%@###
#§$$;»^¨.. I SLING  OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS A  BIT ..¨^»;$$§#
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