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.,,,~/%@#¶ TAKE  ME   SERIOUSLY  AND  I  FEAR  THEY ¶#@%/~,,,.
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.:/*$§@### BEFORE  YOU  LEARN THE TRADE  ENOUGH  TO ###@§$*/:.
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,,..-\;*§@ BOOK OF STARS,  IS   A   COMBINED   MAP, @§*;\-..,,
.,=:^*£§¶@ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG  AS YOU @¶§£*^:=,.
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.,^^^-/&%& FOR RIGHT NOW.  I'VE STOPPED  BREATHING. &%&/-^^^,.
.¨¨:..*¤#§ I  SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK OF  STARS A BIT §#¤*..:¨¨.
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