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\~,.,.,,¨, only at night. long ago, someone here ,¨,,.,.,~\
*†~,¨,,.¨¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨¨.,,¨,~†*
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=,.,..¨.¨. before you learn the trade enough to .¨.¨..,.,=
,..¨¨,,,¨. take other people. but i do lead them .¨,,,¨¨..,
.,,¨,¨.¨.¨ safely forward, every night. ¨.¨.¨,¨,,.
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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, ,,¨¨.,¨¨:~
;-,,¨,..¨¨ below which are written coordinates in ¨¨..,¨,,-;
%=-,¨¨,.¨. both space and time. a lot of it is .¨.,¨¨,-=%
%%=~,..,¨¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨¨,..,~=%%
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#§§$/»-.¨. reordered, some names i have never .¨.-»/$§§#
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