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..¨,,,,¨.^ before you learn the trade enough to ^.¨,,,,¨..
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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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,,,,,¨.,,= applicable on earth, but not all. it =,,.¨,,,,,
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.¨.~»;%@¶# too quick, spilling all my notes on the #¶@%;»~.¨.
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..¨,¨¨--^& care less right now. &^--¨¨,¨..
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