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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 ,,¨¨¨.....
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:¨.¨¨¨.,¨, safely forward, every night. ,¨,.¨¨¨.¨:
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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 ¨.¨¨.,.=/%
$$/-.¨¨,¨¨ both space and time. a lot of it is ¨¨,¨¨.-/$$
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