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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 §£¨,.¨§¤¨,
¤£&§£¨¨¨,# grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,.,@£..¨,#
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¨,¨,£#£§.. applicable on earth, but not all. it £§.,,,¤¤§&
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¨,,,..¨,,¨ reordered, some names i have never ,¨.,,.,,,.
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&¤£&&¤¤#¤@ impossible. #§§#§§@&¤#
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&£££&@@&## too quick, spilling all my notes on the @#@&&@§§#§
@#@@¤§§£&# ground. one lands on my foot, it is a §&#§§£¤¤¤§
£#¤&@#¤#§& drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¤#&£¤&#£&§
&@££§&@¤@@ care less right now. §@§£#¤#¤§&
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