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¨.:=:%@§## before you learn the trade enough to ##§@%:=:.¨
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,¨¨¨,¨¨:«* book of stars, is a combined map, *«:¨¨,¨¨¨,
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.,.¨,,~/=* know what year it is. every page is a *=/~,,¨.,.
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¨,¨,~;§£§# below which are written coordinates in #§£§;~,¨,¨
.¨:«†%$#@# both space and time. a lot of it is #@#$%†«:¨.
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,¨,¨,,..¨, care less right now. ,¨..,,¨,¨,
.,.,¨¨.,¨. .¨,.¨¨,.,.
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