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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, ##@#£*^-,¨
,.^«;*$@@@ CALENDAR  AND  TIMEPIECE AS LONG AS  YOU @@@$*;«^.,
¨¨¨^«=%£&¶ KNOW  WHAT YEAR IT  IS. EVERY  PAGE IS A ¶&£%=«^¨¨¨
.¨¨¨,»/*§§ GRID OF  NINE  STARFIELDS,  HAND  DRAWN, §§*/»,¨¨¨.
¨.¨.,:~**$ BELOW WHICH ARE  WRITTEN  COORDINATES IN $**~:,.¨.¨
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.¨,,.~;%&£ HINTS  OF  OTHER  PLACES  -  SOME  STARS £&%;~.,,¨.
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