lumap

noun

Plural: lumaps

A mysterious map with self-triggered glowing locations spots pointing to certain places.

Examples:

—You've seen such or very similar maps, right? During your training in the Minaret. Is there any explanation needed on the subject?
—A lumap?— Hubert immediately recognised the handed-over frame.
—Exactly. A luminous map. Inactive for decades. I thought it was just a plain old paper printout.— Doctor Barton explained while pulling two large magnifying glasses with built-in light bulbs from the armchairs' sides. —Until it began to glow of its own accord. First, notice this locus over here, on the corner of Primavera and Padan Streets. (Source: J∙ Okram - The Mystery of the Rammed Key.)

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