.£,¨§@..,§ ¨¨&£§¨,@&§ ..#¨#§@¨¨. ¨.£.££¨§.£ £¨.¨#.¤§,¨ £.¨,#@,.¨, ¨#,,¨¨¤£@. §@¨.@#¤..¨ ..£¨.¨§¨&¤ §£¤.@.§&¨. .,.£¨¨¨,#@ , ~ - * = » , , #¨&,,¨§§£. ¨¨¨,§,¨¨#¨ , ^ ~ / / ~ . . .,,¤,.£.#& £,,,.£.¨.¨ . ~ - : / ~ : ¨ .,¨.&¨¨.¤£ #@,,,.£,.¨ ¨ . ~ / = » - , ¨.,.,§.¨¤. @¤@¨¨,,£¨, £,,,..#¨,¨ @,¤@.,,,§, 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. ¨,#¨##¨¨.¨ .#.¨,,¤¤@, §¨¨.#@&,¨, ¨¨¤.,.@¨@& ,£..§,@#., ¨.¨@¨,,.£# ,,@,¨,#@@. .¨,.§..,@, ..¨¤¨¨§.§£ #,¨¨,@¨¨¨. ¨,,.@,..@¤ #@¨¨.¨@,,¨ ,¨.,,&,¨#.