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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, ¨¨@.¨¨,¨¨.
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.¨¨.§¨¤¤¨, both space and time. a lot of it is ¤§¨,#¨,.¨.
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.¨.¨..&¨£& hints of other places - some stars &.#§,.§,,¨
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§,§&.¨§,.. drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¨¨,,¨¤@@.¨
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