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