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