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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 &¤§¤§¤@¤@¤
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@£@£¤&###& below which are written coordinates in @&#¤¤£&@&§
@££¤#@§&§§ both space and time. a lot of it is @££§¤#@##§
£¤¤§&@@§&£ applicable on earth, but not all. it @§¤§¤§¤#¤@
¤@#§#&&£#@ hints of other places - some stars #¤£#@£#£@¤
#@@£§&&£§£ reordered, some names i have never §@£§¤@§#¤§
&¤§&#£¤@¤# heard. sometimes the dates are &@@£¤@##¤£
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§¤@§§££¤¤& too quick, spilling all my notes on the @£&§@&@¤¤¤
§¤@§#@§&#£ ground. one lands on my foot, it is a &@¤&¤£@£¤¤
#£¤££¤&££@ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could §¤¤&@¤#&£¤
&@@£££@§§£ care less right now. &@@#£@&@##
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