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.:~†%££#@# book of stars,   is   a  combined   map, #@#££%†~:.
.,~^**@#@£ calendar  and  timepiece  as long as you £@#@**^~,.
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¨,-\$&¤### 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 #@@#*$*=-¨
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