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,¨.¨,,.¨¨. safely forward, every night. .¨¨.,,¨.¨,
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¨.¨,¨¨¨,,, know what year it is. every page is a ,,,¨¨¨,¨.¨
¨,,¨¨.,.., grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ,..,.¨¨,,¨
.¨..¨¨¨,,. below which are written coordinates in .,,¨¨¨..¨.
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†;-^¨¨.¨¨¨ reordered, some names i have never ¨¨¨.¨¨^-;†
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