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