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¨¨¨¨,¨.¨¨, and gets thick enough to breathe. it ,¨¨.¨,¨¨¨¨
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¨,,¨.,¨¨¨¨ 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 ...¨,,..¨,
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..¨..¨¨,.¨ applicable on earth, but not all. it ¨.,¨¨..¨..
:..¨,..,., hints of other places - some stars ,.,..,¨..:
=:.,¨,..,. reordered, some names i have never .,..,¨,.:=
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