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¨&¤,¨#¤,.¨ book of stars, is a combined map, .&,@#¤#§@.
¤.@¨£,£..¨ calendar and timepiece as long as you #£@¨,..¨#¨
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¨.¨.¨,£,§. grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, ¨£&¨¨.¤¨.,
,.¨.¨##&&£ below which are written coordinates in £,#,,£¤,¨.
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#.,.¤.¤,,. heard. sometimes the dates are ¨¤,,¤¨§¨,.
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.,#,¤..&.¤ for right now. i've stopped breathing. ¤&@,£,,¨..
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&¨,&¨&,§¨# ground. one lands on my foot, it is a §¤,#£.,¨¨¤
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