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-..¨.,¨¨.. safely forward, every night. ..¨¨,.¨..-
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,¨.,¨¨.¨¨. book of stars, is a combined map, .¨¨.¨¨,.¨,
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$:=,,¨,.¨. grid of nine starfields, hand drawn, .¨.,¨,,=:$
£=/~,¨..¨, below which are written coordinates in ,¨..¨,~/=£
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.¨,¨,¨.¨.¨ drawing of a muscle cow, but i could ¨.¨.¨,¨,¨.
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