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