[t2: ***STATUS*** EXECUTE astrology]
--- Lich: astrology active.
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[astrology]>release mana
You release all the streams you were concentrating on keeping localized around you.
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[astrology]>prep AUS 13
You raise your arms skyward, chanting the equation of the Aura Sight spell.
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[astrology]>harness 16
You tap into the mana from sixteen of the surrounding streams and attempt to keep it channeling in a stream around you.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
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[astrology]>harness 16
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>harness 16
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>harness 16
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>harness 16
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>harness 16
You tap into the mana from sixteen of the surrounding streams and add it to the significant amount already streaming around you.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
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[astrology]>harness 16
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>harness 16
You tap into the mana from sixteen of the surrounding streams and add it to the huge amount already streaming around you.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
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Your body is still soaked.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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[astrology]>cast
You should stop playing before you do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>cast
You stop playing your song.
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You gesture.
You contribute your harnessed streams to increase the pattern's potential.
Your color vision blossoms with new depth.  The vibrant hues resolve into clearly defined auras that dance around everything you see.
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[astrology]>release mana
You aren't harnessing any mana.
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[astrology]>prep CV 10
You feel fully rested.
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You raise your arms skyward, chanting the equation of the Clear Vision spell.
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[astrology]>harness 10
You tap into the mana from ten of the surrounding streams and attempt to keep it channeling in a stream around you.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
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You sense an overall decrease in Lunar mana.
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[astrology]>cast
You gesture.
You contribute your harnessed streams to increase the pattern's potential.
You briefly feel less aware of your environment, then feel more aware again.
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[astrology]>release mana
You aren't harnessing any mana.
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[astrology]>prep PG 10
You raise your arms skyward, chanting the equation of the Piercing Gaze spell.
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[astrology]>harness 10
You feel fully rested.
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You tap into the mana from ten of the surrounding streams and attempt to keep it channeling in a stream around you.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
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[astrology]>cast
You gesture.
You contribute your harnessed streams to increase the pattern's potential.
The center of your vision loses its color.  Adjusting your sight, you notice that objects you focus on become grey and gain a murky transparency.
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[astrology]>release mana
You aren't harnessing any mana.
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[astrology]>stance set 100 0 80
Setting your Evasion stance to 100%, your Parry stance to 0%, and your Shield stance to 80%.  You have 3 stance points left.
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[astrology]>prepare RtR 375
You feel fully rested.
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You feel intense strain as you try to manipulate the mana streams to form this pattern, and you are not certain that you will have enough mental stamina to complete it.
You raise your arms skyward, chanting the equation of the Read the Ripples spell.
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[astrology]>remove my signet ring
You slide a brushed gold signet ring cradling an aurora tourmaline off your finger.
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[astrology]>invoke my signet ring
You lift your ring toward the sky and will the mana streams to bend into it.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
...wait 19 seconds.
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Your ring steadily brightens, until it burns like a glowing white torch!
You direct the flow of power you've conjured up into your spell pattern, taking much of the strain of empowering it off you.
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Your ring fades over the course of a few seconds, returning to normal.
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[astrology]>wear my signet ring
You slide a brushed gold signet ring cradling an aurora tourmaline onto your finger.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
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Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
>;chat Gavius, can you make a log of the issue for me and post it to github, I will put in some checking for that.
Katamba's heightened influence fades as it leaves conjunction with Xibar.
You sense an overall decrease in Lunar mana.
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[astrology]>sit
You sit down.
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[astrology]>cast
You feel fully prepared to cast your spell.
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You should stop playing before you do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>cast
You stop playing your song.
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You gaze towards the heavens seeking their silent guidance.
The mental strain of this pattern is considerably eased by your ritual focus.
At the ritual's peak, your prophetic connection blooms a thousand-fold.  You are alone.  An infinitesimal speck in space and time adrift in an infinite sea of possibility.  The course of your past, present and future are dictated by ceaseless currents beyond any mortal control.

But infinitesimal is not insignificant, and control is not understanding.  These are indisputable facts etched into the essence of every prophet.
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[astrology]>get telescope in my backpack
You get a rosewood telescope from inside your backpack.
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[astrology]>perc mana
You feel fully rested.
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You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Enlightened Geometry book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Moonlight Manipulation book.
You reach out with your senses and see flickering (8/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Perception book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Psychic Projection book.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Goshawk.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Goshawk
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Goshawk
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Goshawk
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Goshawk
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Goshawk.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
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You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Goshawk.
All but the smallest bit of the Goshawk is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Goshawk with the help of your telescope.
The Goshawk is a group of eleven stars which soar through the midwinter skies.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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You've gained a new rank in your ability to perform.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Coyote.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Coyote
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Coyote.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Coyote.
All but the smallest bit of the Coyote is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Coyote with the help of your telescope.
The Coyote, symbol of Be'ort, sits upon its haunches, head raised above in a lonely, eternal howl to the winter heavens.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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[astrology]>perc mana
You are a bit too busy performing to do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>perc mana
You stop playing your song.
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You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Enlightened Geometry book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Moonlight Manipulation book.
You reach out with your senses and see flickering (8/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Perception book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Psychic Projection book.
Roundtime: 4 sec.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Coyote.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Coyote
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Coyote.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Coyote.
All but the smallest bit of the Coyote is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Coyote with the help of your telescope.
The Coyote, symbol of Be'ort, sits upon its haunches, head raised above in a lonely, eternal howl to the winter heavens.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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You feel fully attuned to the mana streams again.
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You are still rather wet, but drying off nicely.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the planet Yoakena.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Yoakena
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the planet Yoakena.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the planet Yoakena.
All but the smallest bit of the planet Yoakena is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the planet Yoakena with the help of your telescope.
Yoakena appears as a faint green star, threatening to flicker out of existence at any moment.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the planet Durgaulda.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Durgaulda
You are a bit too busy performing to do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>center telescope on Durgaulda
You stop playing your song.
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You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the planet Durgaulda.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the planet Durgaulda.
All but the smallest bit of the planet Durgaulda is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the planet Durgaulda with the help of your telescope.
Durgaulda is barely visible in the skies above, its presence betrayed only by a tangible sense of absence.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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[astrology]>perc mana
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...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>perc mana
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>perc mana
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>perc mana
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Enlightened Geometry book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Moonlight Manipulation book.
You reach out with your senses and see flickering (8/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Perception book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Psychic Projection book.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
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[sanowret-crystal]>exhale my sanowret crystal
...wait 1 seconds.
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[sanowret-crystal]>exhale my sanowret crystal
You exhale softly on your sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.
You hear in your mind a quiet recollection of wisdom.  Though you think that you could get more knowledge if you were to GAZE into the crystal, you come away from the experience with a further understanding of Arcana as the scintillating lights fade again.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the planet Morleena.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Morleena
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the planet Morleena.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the planet Morleena.
All but the smallest bit of the planet Morleena is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the planet Morleena with the help of your telescope.
Morleena shines with distant but a warm orange glow, its presence lending a steady comfort to the skies.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Dolphin.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Dolphin
You are a bit too busy performing to do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>center telescope on Dolphin
You stop playing your song.
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You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Dolphin.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Dolphin.
All but the smallest bit of the Dolphin is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Dolphin with the help of your telescope.
The Dolphin is composed of a line of eight stars forming the waters of the sea, broken by a group of fourteen stars in the shape of a leaping dolphin.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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Yavash slowly rises above the horizon.
You sense an overall increase in Lunar mana.
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[astrology]>perc mana
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Enlightened Geometry book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Moonlight Manipulation book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Perception book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Psychic Projection book.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>;chat I put a bug into the system.
As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Wolverine.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Wolverine
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Wolverine.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Wolverine.
All but the smallest bit of the Wolverine is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Wolverine with the help of your telescope.
The Wolverine, symbol of Kuniyo, is formed by a series of sixteen stars high in the eastern spring skies.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
>;chat When was the last time you relogged, updated, etc?
As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Heart.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Heart
;chat Can you please give me a log of what led up to that.
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Heart.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Heart.
All but the smallest bit of the Heart is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Heart with the help of your telescope.
The Heart, symbol of marriage and love, is formed by a cluster of stars resembling a proud member of the Olvi race encircled in a shining circlet of bright stars.  A sparkle of light gleams forth briefly from the center -- a faithful reminder that though stars may fade, their light is constant and true for those who know where to look.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
...wait 3 seconds.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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Freezing water drips from your copper zills.
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You continue playing on your copper zills.
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[astrology]>perc mana
You are a bit too busy performing to do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>perc mana
You stop playing your song.
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You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Enlightened Geometry book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Moonlight Manipulation book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Perception book.
You reach out with your senses and see shimmering (9/21) streams of cold, white Lunar mana available for the Psychic Projection book.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
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As your consciousness drifts amongst the currents of Fate, you find yourself drawn towards the constellation of the Dolphin.
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[astrology]>center telescope on Dolphin
You redirect your efforts with the telescope.
You put your eye to the telescope and attempt to center on the constellation of the Dolphin.
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[astrology]>peer telescope
You focus your enhanced sight, through some of the cloud cover, upon the Dolphin.
All but the smallest bit of the Dolphin is obscured by clouds.
You struggle to make your observation through the clouds, but you manage to pinpoint the Dolphin with the help of your telescope.
The Dolphin is composed of a line of eight stars forming the waters of the sea, broken by a group of fourteen stars in the shape of a leaping dolphin.
The insight gained from your prior observations floats gently through your subconsciousness.  You intuitively draw the relevant details to the forefront of your mind, using them to nurture your current efforts.
You learned something useful from your observation.
Roundtime: 7 sec.
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As your ritual ebbs away, you find yourself returned to a world of immutable, indisputable facts.  Things that are, are, and things that are not, are not.  A faint dissatisfaction lingers with you, for you are still alone, infinitesimal.
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[astrology]>put telescope in my backpack
You put your telescope in your backpack.
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[astrology]>predict state all
You consider your recent observations:
You have a significant understanding of the celestial influences over magic (56-66%).
You have a potent understanding of the celestial influences over lore (67-77%).
You have a decent understanding of the celestial influences over offensive combat (45-55%).
You have a fledgling understanding of the celestial influences over defensive combat (23-33%).
You have a significant understanding of the celestial influences over survival (56-66%).
You have no understanding of the celestial influences over future events (0%).
Roundtime: 15 sec.
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[astrology]>align Scholarship
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>align Scholarship
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>align Scholarship
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>align Scholarship
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>align Scholarship
You focus internally and align yourself for a prediction on Scholarship.
Roundtime: 2 seconds.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
...wait 1 seconds.
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[astrology]>predict future
You look inside yourself in an attempt to see beyond the now.
After a few moments, the mists of time begin to part.
You see a mother hen sitting on its brood.
You see a tortoise sunning itself on a rock.
A man stands in darkness swirling a flask.
A sudden feeling of warmth pervades your soul.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
...wait 10 seconds.
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[play]>play elegy on zills
Your zills's dirtiness may affect your performance.
You begin a quiet elegy on your copper zills with only the slightest hint of difficulty.
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[astrology]>stand
You stand back up.
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[astrology]>align Arcana
You focus internally and align yourself for a prediction on Arcana.
Roundtime: 2 seconds.
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[astrology]>predict future
You are a bit too busy performing to do that.
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[astrology]>stop play
[astrology]>predict future
You stop playing your song.
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You look inside yourself in an attempt to see beyond the now.
After a few moments, the mists of time begin to part.
You see a low-lying fog nestled among some rolling hills.
You see a young man enclosing a field with a stone fence.
A man stands in darkness holding a hunk of cambrinth.
A shiver runs through your spine.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
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The heavy snow falls down on the surface of your copper zills.
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[astrology]>align Outdoorsmanship
You focus internally and align yourself for a prediction on Outdoorsmanship.
Roundtime: 2 seconds.
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[astrology]>predict future
You look inside yourself in an attempt to see beyond the now.
After a few moments, the mists of time begin to part.
You see a chill rain splattering a muddy trail.
You see a woman cleaning her cottage.
A man stands in darkness fiddling with a small lock.
A shiver runs through your spine.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
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[astrology]>predict analyze
The world around you fades from sight as you turn your gaze inward.  A handful of images flutter in and out of view and you pick out the following:

A quivering scarlet (bad polarity) spellbook that slowly reshapes itself into a rune.  It shimmers and fades from view.  A Human man stands in the background, watching.

A quivering scarlet (bad polarity) tree that shifts into a lock.  It quickly dissipates.  A Human man stands in the background, watching.

A vivid aquamarine (good polarity) tome that slowly reshapes itself into a flask.  It shimmers and fades from view.  A Human man stands in the background, watching.

Roundtime: 9 sec.
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--- Lich: astrology has exited.