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ccnpass is |nc oasic ncn|a| ccns|ruc| fcr
natiga|icn. lc natc nancs fcr |nc ncuscs cf |nc
s|ars -- |nc p|acc uncrc |ncq ccnc cu| cf |nc cccan
and gc oac| in|c |nc cccan. |f qcu can idcn|ifq |nc
s|ars, and if qcu natc ncncrizcd uncrc |ncq ccnc
up and gc dcun, qcu can find qcur dircc|icn. Tnc
s|ar pa|n a|sc rcads |nc f|ign| pa|n cf oirds and |nc
dircc|icn cf uatcs. || dccs ctcrq|ning. || is a ncn|a|
ccns|ruc| |c nc|p qcu ncncrizc una| qcu nccd |c
|ncu |c natiga|c.
cu cannc| |cc| up a| |nc s|ars and |c|| uncrc qcu
arc. cu cn|q |ncu uncrc qcu arc oq ncncrizing
uncrc qcu sai|cd frcn. Tna| ncans ccns|an|
coscrta|icn. cu natc |c ccns|an||q rcncnocr qcur
spccd, qcur dircc|icn and |inc. cu dcn'| natc a
spccdcnc|cr. cu dcn'| natc a ccnpass. cu dcn'|
natc a ua|cn. || a|| nas |c oc dcnc in qcur ncad. || is
casq -- in princip|c -- ou| i|'s nard |c dc.
Tnc ncncriza|icn prcccss is tcrq difficu||.
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$unrisc is |nc ncs| inpcr|an| par| cf |nc daq.
A| sunrisc |ncq s|ar| |c |cc| a| |nc snapc cf
|nc cccan -- |nc cnarac|cr cf |nc sca and oq
|na| |ncq ncncrizc uncrc |nc uind is
ccning frcn. Tnc uind gcncra|cs |nc uatcs.
Tncq ana|qzc |nc cnarac|cr cf |nc uatcs.
lncn |nc sun gc|s |cc nign, |ncq s|ccr oq |nc
uatcs. And |ncn a| sunsc| rcpca| |nc pa||crn.
Tnc sun gccs dcun , |ncq |cc| a| |nc snapc cf
|nc uatcs.
Tnc $cu|ncrn Crcss is rca||q inpcr|an| |c |ncn. ||
|cc|s |i|c a |i|c. Tncsc |uc s|ars in |nc $cu|ncrn
Crcss a|uaqs pcin| scu|n ( Gacrux cn |cp and
Acrux cn |nc oc||cn ). |f |ncq ucrc |ratc||ing in a
cancc and gcing scu|n, |ncsc scu|ncrn s|ars arc
gcing |c appcar |c oc rising nigncr and nigncr in |nc
s|q. |f |ncq ucn| dcun |c |nc $cu|n Pc|c, |ncsc s|ars
arc gcing |c oc uaq ctcrncad.
Tnc nain guidcs arc sca oirds. Tncsc arc oirds |na| s|ccp
cn |ncir is|and ncncs a| nign|. A| daun |ncq gc cu| |c
sca, and ccnc oac| a| ctcning |c s|ccp. Tncq gc aocu|
130 ni|cs cu| in |nc ncrning and ccnc oac| a| nign|.
Tnis oird, uncn i| is fisning, i|s uings f|u||cr ou| uncn
|nc sun gccs dcun, i| ui|| risc up frcn |nc ua|cr sc i|
can scc, and i| ui|| gc s|raign| oac| |c |and. lncn uc
scc |ncsc oirds in |nc daq, uc |ccp |rac| cf |ncn and
uai| fcr |nc sun |c gc| |cu, and uc ua|cn |nc oird. Tnc
f|ign| pa|n cf |nc oird is |nc ocaring cf |nc is|and. Tncn
uc |urn cn |na| ocaring, sai| as fas| as uc can, and a|
sunsc| uc c|ino |nc nas| |c scc if uc can find |nc is|and.
lncn i| gc|s c|cudq and can'| usc |nc sun cr |nc
s|ars, a|| |ncq can dc is |c rc|q cn |nc cccan uatcs.
Tna|'s unq i| is said, '|f qcu can rcad |nc cccan qcu
ui|| nctcr oc |cs|.' Onc cf |nc prco|cns is |na| uncn
|nc s|q gc|s o|ac| a| nign| undcr ncatq c|cuds, |ncq
ucrc nc| ao|c scc |nc uatcs. Tncq cannc| ctcn scc
|nc ocu cf |nc cancc. And |na| is uncrc pccp|c
arc sc s|i||cd. Hc can oc insidc |nc nu|| cf |nc cancc
and jus| fcc| |nc diffcrcn| uatc pa||crns as |ncq
ccnc |c |nc cancc, and nc can |c|| |nc cancc's
dircc|icn |qing dcun insidc |nc nu|| cf |nc cancc
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