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.,¨.,,¨,,¨ before you learn the trade enough to ¨,,¨,,.¨,.
¨¨¨.¨,,.,, take other people. but i do lead them ,,.,,¨.¨¨¨
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@=\»¨..¨,. 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 ¨.¨.,,,,.,
¨¨.,¨¨..., hints of other places - some stars ,...¨¨,.¨¨
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=,¨¨¨¨¨.,, too quick, spilling all my notes on the ,,.¨¨¨¨¨,=
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*%†~..,..¨ care less right now. ¨..,..~†%*
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