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#@¤%§*=-¨. BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, .¨-=*§%¤@#
#§*†=--¨.. CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS YOU ..¨--=†*§#
@*$*-:¨.¨, KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS. EVERY PAGE IS A ,¨.¨:-*$*@
@§*«,.,,,¨ GRID OF NINE STARFIELDS, HAND DRAWN, ¨,,,.,«*§@
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#¶¤¤=/»,¨¨ I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ¨¨,»/=¤¤¶#
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