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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 @&§@¤§¤#@§
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