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