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,^«\=@#### TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY ####@=\«^,
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.,,,.,,;$¤ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, ¤$;,,.,,,.
.,~;*%@¶## CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS  YOU ##¶@%*;~,.
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,^»/†$@¶## THOSE PAGES ARE  EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##¶@$†/»^,
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