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,,,.¨¨¨.,¨ take me seriously and i fear they ¨,.¨¨¨.,,,
,,,.¨.,¨¨¨ snicker a bit. you usually get old ¨¨¨,.¨.,,,
^¨.,¨.¨.¨. before you learn the trade enough to .¨.¨.¨,.¨^
-~..,¨,,,, take other people. but i do lead them ,,,,¨,..~-
/-:.,,..¨. 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 ¨,.¨¨.,~=^
†=»,..¨,¨. applicable on earth, but not all. it .¨,¨..,»=†
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=:.,,,¨,.¨ care less right now. ¨.,¨,,,.:=
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