£§%**=-.,¨ ¨,.-=**%§£
&%*†-.,,.¨ ¨.,,.-†*%&
@*:--,¨,.. ..,¨,--:*@
*:»^,¨,.,. .,.,¨,^»:*
;=:..¨,,,, ,,,,¨..:=;
«-¨¨.,.¨.¨ ¨ , » = ^ » ^ . ¨.¨.,.¨¨-«
~¨,,.¨¨¨¨¨ , ^ » * : - . . ¨¨¨¨¨.,,¨~
»,.,..¨,¨. , , « ^ / ~ ~ , .¨,¨..,.,»
^-^,¨¨.¨¨, . ^ - = † ~ ~ ¨ ,¨¨.¨¨,^-^
=*=~¨,,..¨ ¨..,,¨~=*=
$§*»-¨.,,, as we cross the mountain, we can walk ,,,.¨-»*§$
&*$^»:,,,¨ only at night. long ago, someone here ¨,,,:»^$*&
#£¤†=~^¨.. 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. .,¨:~†*£¤@
@@^:«^.¨., ,.¨.^«:^@@
**;--..¨¨. .¨¨..--;**
*;~..¨,¨¨. .¨¨,¨..~;*
/-,.,.¨.., ,..¨.,.,-/
»...,¨.¨.. ..¨.¨,...»
^,¨¨,¨,¨,, ,,¨,¨,¨¨,^