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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 §%\=.,..,,
.,...,:-;= both  space and time.  a  lot  of it  is =;-:,...,.
..,,,^»**% applicable on  earth, but  not  all.  it %**»^,,,..
¨¨,.~~†=¤£ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars £¤=†~~.,¨¨
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..^~:*£&¶# heard.   sometimes    the   dates    are #¶&£*:~^..
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..¨¨..=;=% i sling  open the book  of  stars  a bit %=;=..¨¨..
,.¨¨¨,^»:† too quick, spilling all my notes on  the †:»^,¨¨¨.,
,,¨.¨:»^*% ground.  one lands  on my  foot, it is a %*^»:¨.¨,,
,¨,.,»==££ drawing of  a muscle cow,  but  i  could ££==»,.,¨,
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