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,,¨..¨.¨¨¨ TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND I FEAR THEY ¨¨¨.¨..¨,,
¨¨¨¨,¨,.,¨ SNICKER A BIT. YOU USUALLY GET OLD ¨,.,¨,¨¨¨¨
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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 .¨,¨..¨¨,,
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,¨,.:-/**§ FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. §**/-:.,¨,
,,¨,,:»/=* I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT *=/»:,,¨,,
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