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,,,,,¨¨,¨¨ colourful sparks for the imagination, a ¨¨,¨¨,,,,,
.,¨¨¨,,¨,, sharp contrast for the stale black of ,,¨,,¨¨¨,.
...,,¨..,, the night. ,,..¨,,...
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¨¨¨¨,¨.-«\ before you learn the trade enough to \«-.¨,¨¨¨¨
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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 ==»~,,.,¨¨
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¨,,¨,~;§&# applicable on earth, but not all. it #&§;~,¨,,¨
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,¨~-^*&### reordered, some names i have never ###&*^-~¨,
¨-~:§$&£## heard. sometimes the dates are ##£&$§:~-¨
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¨,¨,,¨,,., care less right now. ,.,,¨,,¨,¨
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