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.¨..,«\%§¤ must've angered the sun, and today it ¤§%\«,..¨.
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.¨..-«^%@£ sharp contrast for the stale black of £@%^«-..¨.
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.¨.....¨~- take me seriously and i fear they -~¨.....¨.
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.,¨¨,,¨¨,. before you learn the trade enough to .,¨¨,,¨¨,.
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¨¨¨.¨.»:*£ book of stars, is a combined map, £*:».¨.¨¨¨
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,,.¨¨¨¨~-* 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 .¨,¨..,..¨
..,¨.¨¨,., applicable on earth, but not all. it ,.,¨¨.¨,..
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¨.¨.,¨,¨.. reordered, some names i have never ..¨,¨,.¨.¨
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