¨,.,..,~=†                                          †=~,..,.,¨
.....¨¨.,-                                          -,.¨¨.....
,,.,¨...~;                                          ;~...¨,.,,
,.,...,~**                                          **~,...,.,
¨,..¨.~:=$                                          $=:~.¨..,¨
,,,,:»:*%@ .   -   »   /              ^   ~   ,   , @%*:»:,,,,
¨¨,.«^*$@#  .   ,   -   *            \   «   ~   .  #@$*^«.,¨¨
,,,~:*£@##   ¨   .   »   /          :   =   ,   ¨   ##@£*:~,,,
¨-~=%§£###    ¨   -   «   =        ^   ~   ^   ¨    ###£§%=~-¨
.¨,»†%$#@#                                          #@#$%†»,¨.
¨,.~«/^$@# 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 ##@&$†--¨¨
.¨¨-=:%¤¶# HEARD.   SOMETIMES   THE    DATES    ARE #¶¤%:=-¨¨.
,¨..~=^†%@ IMPOSSIBLE.                              @%†^=~..¨,
.¨¨,¨:=†%$                                          $%†=:¨,¨¨.
,,.¨,.,=;= THOSE PAGES ARE EXACTLY WHAT  I SCRAMBLE =;=,.,¨.,,
.,,¨.¨¨:«= FOR RIGHT NOW. I'VE  STOPPED  BREATHING. =«:¨¨.¨,,.
,¨,¨,.,..- I  SLING  OPEN  THE  BOOK OF STARS A BIT -..,.,¨,¨,
,...¨..-»= TOO QUICK, SPILLING  ALL MY NOTES ON THE =»-..¨...,
¨,,,,¨^=** GROUND. ONE LANDS  ON MY FOOT,  IT IS  A **=^¨,,,,¨
,,.,.^-=*¤ DRAWING  OF A MUSCLE COW,  BUT  I  COULD ¤*=-^.,.,,
.....~=%£@ CARE LESS RIGHT NOW.                     @£%=~.....
¨,¨^~=§$##                                          ##$§=~^¨,¨
¨.,»=†*¶## FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A  NEW MOON IN ##¶*†=»,.¨
¨.»:^@¶@## THE SKY.                                 ##@¶@^:».¨
,,.»*†£@##                                          ##@£†*».,,
,.,^=†%££#                                          #££%†=^,.,
,,¨¨.-†%§@                                          @§%†-.¨¨,,
¨.¨,¨^=:†$                                          $†:=^¨,¨.¨
,,.,,¨,»:*                                          *:»,¨,,.,,
,..,.¨¨,~*                                          *~,¨¨.,..,