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,^~:†$§### snicker a bit. you usually get old ###§$†:~^,
.~«:%@@£@# before you learn the trade enough to #@£@@%:«~.
.^«/†£#@@# take other people. but i do lead them #@@#£†/«^.
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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 ##£¤¤§\~~¨
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¨:-\%%@### care less right now. ###@%%\-:¨
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