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,,,¨..~^*§ BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A   COMBINED  MAP, §*^~..¨,,,
,..,.-†§$@ CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS  LONG AS  YOU @$§†-.,..,
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.¨¨¨¨:«*^¤ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER ¤^*«:¨¨¨¨.
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¨¨,,¨,«;§@ I SLING OPEN  THE  BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT @§;«,¨,,¨¨
...,~~;†%# TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL  MY NOTES ON THE #%†;~~,...
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