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