.¨.,~~\=$¤                                          ¤$=\~~,.¨.
,..,,^«†%*                                          *%†«^,,..,
,¨¨...-~:%                                          %:~-...¨¨,
..,¨.,¨,~*                                          *~,¨,.¨,..
....,..¨-~                                          ~-¨..,....
.,...¨¨.¨^ ,   ,   «   /              †   ~   -   . ^¨.¨¨...,.
.,,,..,,:»  ¨   ~   ~   *            /   ~   ^   ¨  »:,,..,,,.
.¨..¨¨¨,~;   .   ~   »   \          =   »   ,   ¨   ;~,¨¨¨..¨.
¨¨,.,,^~^^    .   ^   ~   \        *   «   ^   ¨    ^^~^,,.,¨¨
,.,¨,,~=$%                                          %$=~,,¨,.,
,¨.¨,«^$%# AS WE CROSS  THE  MOUNTAIN, WE CAN  WALK #%$^«,¨.¨,
¨,,^-*%§£# 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.                                 @£§=«-,..,
.¨,,¨^«;†@                                          @†;«^¨,,¨.
,.,,.¨~~†$                                          $†~~¨.,,.,
,.¨,¨,,.«=                                          =«.,,¨,¨.,
..,,,,,,^-                                          -^,,,,,,..
¨,...,,.¨,                                          ,¨.,,...,¨
¨,,¨.¨.¨,~                                          ~,¨.¨.¨,,¨