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,.«/$@§### THE  OTHERS THINK I'M  YOUNG, THEY DON'T ###§@$/«.,
.,~\**§@@# 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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,.=^*%¤@## I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS  A  BIT ##@¤%*^=.,
,,»^%$@### TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES  ON THE ###@$%^»,,
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