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