,.~~†§%£@#                                          #@£%§†~~.,
¨,,-»†%£##                                          ##£%†»-,,¨
.,¨,,»=^&@                                          @&^=»,,¨,.
.,¨¨,,=†§*                                          *§†=,,¨¨,.
,¨,.,.-~*†                                          †*~-.,.,¨,
,..,,-=:=@ ¨   ,   «   ;              ;   -   ~   ¨ @=:=-,,..,
,¨.,~~/**#  .   .   -   =            ^   «   ,   ¨  #**/~~,.¨,
¨¨¨:~:§§&#   .   ^   »   *          ^   ~   :   .   #&§§:~:¨¨¨
,¨,»^§@¤##    .   -   «   †        =   «   ^   .    ##¤@§^»,¨,
¨,~;=*#@##                                          ##@#*=;~,¨
.,,»;%¤### 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 ###&$†\=,.
¨,:»†^£&@# DRAWING OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I  COULD #@&£^†»:,¨
,¨,.-†=%§@ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     @§%=†-.,¨,
.¨,,^~*^%§                                          §%^*~^,,¨.
¨.,.¨.~*^£ FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A  NEW MOON IN £^*~.¨.,.¨
¨,.¨,.,«;* THE SKY.                                 *;«,.,¨.,¨
,¨.¨,~~\%%                                          %%\~~,¨.¨,
¨....==$§#                                          #§$==....¨
,,.:~;%£§#                                          #§£%;~:.,,
..--*§%@##                                          ##@%§*--..
,-~†^$@@##                                          ##@@$^†~-,
¨¨,-;%*#@#                                          #@#*%;-,¨¨