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¨.~=†*$£@@ BOOK OF STARS,   IS  A   COMBINED   MAP, @@£$*†=~.¨
,~~†*@¤### CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG  AS YOU ###¤@*†~~,
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.¨¨.¨.,.=: HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS :=.,.¨.¨¨.
,¨.,,.,,.- REORDERED,  SOME   NAMES  I  HAVE  NEVER -.,,.,,.¨,
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¨:=/†@&¶@# DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD #@¶&@†/=:¨
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