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.¨:»;^%#@# BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, #@#%^;»:¨.
.,=;=%¤@## CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS YOU ##@¤%=;=,.
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