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,¨.¨,--†$% BOOK OF STARS,   IS   A  COMBINED   MAP, %$†--,¨.¨,
,¨¨¨,,,«\% CALENDAR AND TIMEPIECE  AS LONG  AS  YOU %\«,,,¨¨¨,
...,¨¨¨:=; KNOW WHAT YEAR  IT  IS. EVERY PAGE IS  A ;=:¨¨¨,...
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,¨,-*=$#@# HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE #@#$=*-,¨,
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