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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, ###@§^:=,,
¨~~**$¤### below  which are written coordinates  in ###¤$**~~¨
.~~:*$##@# both  space and  time.  a lot of  it  is #@##$*:~~.
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¨:-;§&§@## hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars ##@§&§;-:¨
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,~:*£¤£### for  right now.  i've stopped breathing. ###£¤£*:~,
¨~~=%£££## i sling  open the book  of  stars a  bit ##£££%=~~¨
.,..,»*&&# too quick, spilling all my notes on  the #&&*»,..,.
¨,»=$%&@## ground. one lands  on my  foot, it is  a ##@&%$=»,¨
,^~:†*¤¤## drawing of  a  muscle cow, but  i  could ##¤¤*†:~^,
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