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¨¨.¨,»†^%£ 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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,..¨¨,¨¨., APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT ,.¨¨,¨¨..,
¨,,.,,.¨¨. HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS .¨¨.,,.,,¨
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