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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 =,¨,,,¨,¨.
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¨¨.¨,¨^«** HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS **«^¨,¨.¨¨
,.¨,¨-«*%$ REORDERED,  SOME  NAMES   I  HAVE  NEVER $%*«-¨,¨.,
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¨,»\%£¤@## THOSE PAGES  ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ##@¤£%\»,¨
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..¨¨.~;§££ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON  THE ££§;~.¨¨..
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