¨.~;=*£@##                                          ##@£*=;~.¨
,.,=:^$@##                                          ##@$^:=,.,
¨,~/§&#@##                                          ##@#&§/~,¨
¨¨^-\%$£##                                          ##£$%\-^¨¨
,-~^*@&###                                          ###&@*^~-,
..-~:=%£## ¨   ~   -   \              \   -   ^   ¨ ##£%=:~-..
¨--\*¤@¶##  .   -   -   ;            \   ~   ,   .  ##¶@¤*\--¨
.¨,«^*£§##   ¨   ,   »   \          =   »   :   ¨   ##§£*^«,¨.
¨:~†*§#¶##    ,   ^   -   =        ;   -   -   ,    ##¶#§*†~:¨
.¨:-:*%&##                                          ##&%*:-:¨.
¨^«:^&&@## 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.                                 ###£%=†-^,
,..-;*¤&@#                                          #@&¤*;-..,
,:-=$£####                                          ####£$=-:,
.¨^==*£#£#                                          #£#£*==^¨.
¨:»^†&¤£##                                          ##£¤&†^»:¨
.,-=/^&¤@#                                          #@¤&^/=-,.
¨^~:*&#@##                                          ##@#&*:~^¨