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,.¨~-%†@$# CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE AS  LONG  AS  YOU #$@†%-~¨.,
,^«;%%&#@# KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY  PAGE IS A #@#&%%;«^,
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,.-/=$@£## FOR RIGHT  NOW.  I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ##£@$=/-.,
,^~†^¤¤### I SLING  OPEN THE  BOOK OF  STARS A  BIT ###¤¤^†~^,
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