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