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