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*†».,,.,¨¨ must've angered the sun, and today it ¨¨,.,,.»†*
$†;~~..,,. still burns us strangely. but with the .,,..~~;†$
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~,,¨..,¨¨. before you learn the trade enough to .¨¨,..¨,,~
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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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.....¨,.¨¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨¨.,¨.....
.¨¨¨¨..,¨, hints of other places - some stars ,¨,..¨¨¨¨.
,¨,.,,..¨, reordered, some names i have never ,¨..,,.,¨,
,¨,.,,.,,. heard. sometimes the dates are .,,.,,.,¨,
-¨¨¨..¨,,. impossible. .,,¨..¨¨¨-
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