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.,-~/*%# take me seriously and i fear they ##&%*/~-,.
,,..-*%%## snicker a bit. you usually get old ##%%*-..,,
¨.-«*§%@## before you learn the trade enough to ##@%§*«-.¨
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¨.-»†*%#¶# 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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.,«:$$¤¶## i sling open the book of stars a bit ##¶¤$$:«,.
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¨,»:$$¤£@# care less right now. #@£¤$$:»,¨
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