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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 ,..¨,;¤%£#
#@#£$%/~., grid  of  nine  starfields,  hand drawn, ,.~/%$£#@#
@¶@%%%\«.. below  which are  written coordinates in ..«\%%%@¶@
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####§%;»-¨ reordered,  some   names  i  have  never ¨-»;%§####
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#@££%=\»^. those pages  are exactly what i scramble .^»\=%££@#
#@¶§@%/=:¨ for right now.  i've  stopped breathing. ¨:=/%@§¶@#
#@##$*:~,, i sling  open  the  book of  stars a bit ,,~:*$##@#
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