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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 .,¨^~\**§£
¤£†\~~,,¨¨ both  space and  time. a lot  of  it  is ¨¨,,~~\†£¤
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#*$;-^¨¨¨, hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ,¨¨¨^-;$*#
#§%†\«.¨¨. reordered,   some  names  i  have  never .¨¨.«\†%§#
#£§£†==,¨. heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are .¨,==†£§£#
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