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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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»^¨¨.,¨,,. 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 ..,.¨.,¨,.
¨¨¨,..¨.¨, hints of other places - some stars ,¨.¨..,¨¨¨
-..,..,¨¨. reordered, some names i have never .¨¨,..,..-
=,¨¨.,¨¨¨. heard. sometimes the dates are .¨¨¨,.¨¨,=
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