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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 &£@&#@§¤&§
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&§¤#&¤@§&# below which are written coordinates in @¤@¤§#£££#
§&§£##¤@§£ both space and time. a lot of it is £¤#&¤¤@£&£
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@#&#@&#@¤# reordered, some names i have never ¤##¤¤@&#¤&
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