.^»\%$&##@                                          @##&$%\»^.
,-,-//£&£#                                          #£&£//-,-,
,,-;//†/$§                                          §$/†//;-,,
.,=*^¤§¶##                                          ##¶§¤^*=,.
.¨.~\^££¶@                                          @¶££^\~.¨.
.^»;%@#@¶@ .   ~   »   :              :   ~   ,   ¨ @¶@#@%;»^.
.-,:~*@#¤@  ,   ,   «   ;            \   ~   ~   ,  @¤#@*~:,-.
,~~^*%§###   ¨   ,   «   /          =   -   ,   .   ###§%*^~~,
¨,~;*¤§£##    .   ^   «   =        \   «   ~   ¨    ##£§¤*;~,¨
..~/†%§###                                          ###§%†/~..
.,~/*†§¤@£ 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. #¶$§»»,¨..
,^~;†%£¶## I SLING  OPEN THE BOOK  OF  STARS  A BIT ##¶£%†;~^,
¨..,¨=**#@ TOO QUICK, SPILLING ALL MY NOTES ON  THE @#**=¨,..¨
.,..¨.~=%§ GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON  MY FOOT, IT  IS A §%=~.¨..,.
¨.»\%%#### DRAWING  OF  A  MUSCLE COW, BUT  I COULD ####%%\».¨
¨,¨.¨¨»=*# CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     #*=»¨¨.¨,¨
¨.¨.¨.=$£#                                          #£$=.¨.¨.¨
¨,~==£&¶## FOR IT  SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN ##¶&£==~,¨
¨,-\†££¶## THE SKY.                                 ##¶££†\-,¨
,.«;=&$§£#                                          #£§$&=;«.,
¨¨¨¨.--^$£                                          £$^--.¨¨¨¨
¨^~^%§&¶##                                          ##¶&§%^~^¨
,.¨.¨«=;*&                                          &*;=«¨.¨.,
,,~%%§####                                          ####§%%~,,
,,»:%£####                                          ####£%:»,,