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.¨,.¨.¨.¨¨ safely forward, every night. ¨¨.¨.¨.,¨.
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,¨¨,,.¨¨,« 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 .¨..¨,¨,,,
¨.¨¨..¨¨,, both space and time. a lot of it is ,,¨¨..¨¨.¨
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.¨,,.,.,,¨ hints of other places - some stars ¨,,.,.,,¨.
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.¨.,,..-~: i sling open the book of stars a bit :~-..,,.¨.
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