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