.¨.,,¤£&## #¤&§.¨¨¨¨£
,.¨¨&.,¨¨¤ ¨.¨@.,.,&&
¨..£§.¨¨#§ .,¤£.¨,&¨£
¨.&¨#,.§,# ,@,@..£&&#
¨@£@£¨£@§§ &££@,@¨¨¨@
¤¨¨,§§,.¨@ ¨ , = † \ - . . ,..£&@,.@@
&,.¤.@¨¨¤. . , » : / ~ : . ,¨#¨.@,¤..
#,&¤¤¤¨£@& . : » / ^ ~ , . .£¤¨&¤##¨¤
¤§¨..#@¨., , ~ ~ \ ^ » . ¨ §.&§,¨¨#§,
¨#.¨¤,¤.,. #£¨§¨.§.¤#
¤£¨£§§§.¨& 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. .¨@¤¨,¨#¨@
¨,§.@.,#.# ,&.#.,§#§£
¨£@&§,#¤#§ £#§§.§..¨@
@¨,,@¤¨,¨¤ ...§¤§.,&#
§,,§¨¤¨¨&¨ ,,&,¨§¨&,,
@¨#¤#§¨#¤# ¨£§.§£¤#,@
@£.¨.@&,.. §¨&£.¨¨@@.