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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 .^==^@@#@#
£=§/=^^¨., reordered,  some  names   i  have  never ,.¨^^=/§=£
#@#=/-^.¨. heard.   sometimes    the    dates   are .¨.^-/=#@#
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####££:~:, i sling  open  the  book of  stars a bit ,:~:££####
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@#@#£%†«~. drawing  of  a  muscle cow, but i  could .~«†%£#@#@
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