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