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