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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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.¨,,.¨¨¨.. IMPOSSIBLE. ..¨¨¨.,,¨.
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.¨.¨..¨.,, I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ,,.¨..¨.¨.
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