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,^~^*%§### BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, ###§%*^~^,
,^«^/=@§#@ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS  YOU @#§@=/^«^,
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,,~.\:*@§@ THOSE  PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE @§@*:\.~,,
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