§@=/:,,,¨¨ ¨¨,,,:/=@§
@&^†:.¨.,. .,.¨.:†^&@
#@@¤£^:~^, ,^~:^£¤@@#
£#%^~,,¨., ,.¨,,~^%#£
@§$%%=,,¨. .¨,,=%%$§@
#@#§$†\»,¨ . , « : † » - , ¨,»\†$§#@#
###¶@%^»,, ¨ , - \ / ~ ~ , ,,»^%@¶###
¤£\:^~¨¨.. . ~ » * † - ^ ¨ ..¨¨~^:\£¤
@@#&§%:=,. , : « / \ ~ , . .,=:%§&#@@
@¤#§§^:=^, ,^=:^§§#¤@
#¤$%^«=.¨¨ AS WE CROSS THE MOUNTAIN, WE CAN WALK ¨¨.=«^%$¤#
###@£%/»-¨ 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. ¨..¨-»:@§£
@#£§§*;=-. .-=;*§§£#@
#@£¤£^*»:, ,:»*^£¤£@#
###@£=†«-, ,-«†=£@###
£§¤*=§/«:¨ ¨:«/§=*¤§£
##@^/,.,.. ..,.,/^@##
@@§&%:~.¨¨ ¨¨.~:%&§@@