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,^~=$$£&&# book of stars, is a combined map, #&&£$$=~^,
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¨^~=†%@### grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ###@%†=~^¨
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,~-†*@*&£¤ reordered, some names i have never ¤£&*@*†-~,
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