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.¨...¨¨.¨. carries with it smells from far away, .¨.¨¨...¨.
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.,,¨.¨,^»^ before you learn the trade enough to ^»^,¨.¨,,.
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.¨..,^=;§% safely forward, every night. %§;=^,..¨.
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.,,¨¨¨...¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you ¨...¨¨¨,,.
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,,¨..¨,,,^ 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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