,..,¨.¨,¨, ,¨,¨.¨,..,
:¨,.¨,,,,, ,,,,,¨.,¨:
=:¨..¨¨.., ,..¨¨..¨:=
:~.¨¨¨¨¨,. .,¨¨¨¨¨.~:
%\~,¨,,,¨, ,¨,,,¨,~\%
¤$;»-,,¨,, ¨ - ~ † = « , , ,,¨,,-»;$¤
£§$:~^¨,,¨ . ~ ~ * * » ^ . ¨,,¨^~:$§£
@&£$†«:,¨. ¨ - « / * - ^ , .¨,:«†$£&@
@#@@$/«~¨. ¨ , = ^ † ~ : . .¨~«/$@@#@
###&§††»~. .~»††§&###
@¶£$===,,¨ AS WE CROSS THE MOUNTAIN, WE CAN WALK ¨,,===$£¶@
£&@§/».,¨. ONLY AT NIGHT. LONG AGO, SOMEONE HERE .¨,.»/§@&£
££=†=-¨¨¨. MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT .¨¨¨-=†=££
$^^=,¨.,¨¨ STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE ¨¨,.¨,=^^$
%^~-,¨,.,, SUNSET THE AIR COMES RAINING BACK DOWN ,,.,¨,-~^%
^~,¨.¨¨¨,¨ AND GETS THICK ENOUGH TO BREATHE. IT ¨,¨¨¨.¨,~^
=~¨¨¨¨¨,,¨ CARRIES WITH IT SMELLS FROM FAR AWAY, ¨,,¨¨¨¨¨~=
.,¨.¨.¨.,¨ COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION, A ¨,.¨.¨.¨,.
,¨,..,.¨,. SHARP CONTRAST FOR THE STALE BLACK OF .,¨.,..,¨,
,,,.,.,.., THE NIGHT. ,..,.,.,,,
.¨¨..¨.¨¨, ,¨¨.¨..¨¨.
.,,.¨,.¨,, THE OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T ,,¨.,¨.,,.
,,¨..,,.,. TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND I FEAR THEY .,.,,..¨,,
,¨¨¨¨¨.¨¨, SNICKER A BIT. YOU USUALLY GET OLD ,¨¨.¨¨¨¨¨,
-,.¨¨.,¨.¨ BEFORE YOU LEARN THE TRADE ENOUGH TO ¨.¨,.¨¨.,-
:~~¨.¨.¨¨. TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I DO LEAD THEM .¨¨.¨.¨~~:
§\«^,,¨.¨. SAFELY FORWARD, EVERY NIGHT. .¨.¨,,^«\§
&^*~:.,¨,, ,,¨,.:~*^&
£§$^»-¨,,¨ HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THERE SEEMS TO BE ¨,,¨-»^$§£
#£$$†»,,¨. SOMETHING GOING ON AHEAD. THOSE AROUND .¨,,»†$$£#
#@£@^^=^.¨ THE CORNER HAVE STOPPED, SHOUTING, ¨.^=^^@£@#
###£*=/»^¨ POINTING. ¨^»/=*£###
##&@%/=,.¨ ¨.,=/%@&##
@@£§^~:.¨, ,¨¨ ,¨ ¨=*~. ¨¨ ,.¨ ,¨.:~^§£@@
¤*%*=,.¨¨, .., ¨¨ ¨~:=¨ ,, ,¨, ,¨¨.,=*%*¤
**==-¨.¨,, .¨, ,, ,~\=. ¨, ... ,,¨.¨-==**
§:~^¨,¨.¨¨ .¨¨ ¨, ¨»\~. ,. ,,¨ ¨¨.¨,¨^~:§
/~,.,¨,,.¨ ¨,. .. ¨~=~¨ ¨. ¨.. ¨.,,¨,.,~/
~...,,.,¨, .,¨ ,¨ ¨=\», ¨. ..¨ ,¨,.,,...~
,.¨¨.¨..,. ¨¨, ¨. ¨-;~. ¨. .¨. .,..¨.¨¨.,
¨,¨..¨¨¨.¨ ... .¨ .-*«¨ ,. ¨.. ¨.¨¨¨..¨,¨
¨,.,,..... .....,,.,¨
,.¨,...,.. MY GREATEST TREASURE, THE ..,...,¨.,
,¨,¨.¨.¨.. BOOK OF STARS, IS A COMBINED MAP, ..¨.¨.¨,¨,
¨¨¨...,,,¨ 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 ,...,.,^-\
=\«,¨.¨,¨¨ BOTH SPACE AND TIME. A LOT OF IT IS ¨¨,¨.¨,«\=
£*=-,,,,¨, APPLICABLE ON EARTH, BUT NOT ALL. IT ,¨,,,,-=*£
#£=*=^¨¨.¨ HINTS OF OTHER PLACES - SOME STARS ¨.¨¨^=*=£#
@£$^^»,,,, REORDERED, SOME NAMES I HAVE NEVER ,,,,»^^$£@
##£§%\«,¨, HEARD. SOMETIMES THE DATES ARE ,¨,«\%§£##
#@£¤§^:=~. IMPOSSIBLE. .~=:^§¤£@#
@#§@*;»-,, ,,-»;*@§#@
@¤%%==.,,¨ THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT I SCRAMBLE ¨,,.==%%¤@
&$%/«,..¨¨ FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE STOPPED BREATHING. ¨¨..,«/%$&
$==~,¨,,,, I SLING OPEN THE BOOK OF STARS A BIT ,,,,¨,~==$
*†»:....¨¨ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON THE ¨¨....:»†*
;»~,.¨.¨., GROUND. ONE LANDS ON MY FOOT, IT IS A ,.¨.¨.,~»;
-..,.,¨¨.. DRAWING OF A MUSCLE COW, BUT I COULD ..¨¨,.,..-
^.¨¨,¨¨,.¨ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW. ¨.,¨¨,¨¨.^
.,,,¨¨,,.¨ ¨.,,¨¨,,,.
¨,¨,,,..¨¨ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN ¨¨..,,,¨,¨
,,.,.,¨¨., THE SKY. ,.¨¨,.,.,,
¨,¨,.¨,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,¨.,¨,¨
,,.¨.¨¨,¨, ,¨,¨¨.¨.,,
~¨.¨..¨,,. .,,¨..¨.¨~
«,¨.,..,.. ..,..,.¨,«
*-~¨.,¨,,. .,,¨,.¨~-*
*\~,.,¨.¨¨ ¨¨.¨,.,~\*