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.,,†%$£@@# must've angered  the  sun,  and today it #@@£$%†,,.
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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 #@£@%**~.,
¨^†%$@#### applicable  on earth,  but  not all.  it ####@$%†^¨
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