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,¨,-*^;^§# BEFORE  YOU LEARN THE  TRADE  ENOUGH  TO #§^;^*-,¨,
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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 #@#£§*^=,.
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,^~^=$*&$@ BELOW WHICH  ARE  WRITTEN COORDINATES IN @$&*$=^~^,
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.,~\%§¤£@# I  SLING  OPEN THE BOOK  OF  STARS A BIT #@£¤§%\~,.
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