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,,.,-~/§%# BEFORE YOU  LEARN  THE  TRADE  ENOUGH TO #%§/~-,.,,
.¨¨¨¨,»;^£ TAKE OTHER PEOPLE.  BUT I DO  LEAD  THEM £^;»,¨¨¨¨.
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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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¨¨.¨.:»**§ I  SLING OPEN THE BOOK  OF  STARS  A BIT §**»:.¨.¨¨
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