¨¨.¨¨,.¨.¨ ¨.¨.,¨¨.¨¨
,..,¨.¨¨,. .,¨¨.¨,..,
,¨,,,¨,.., ,..,¨,,,¨,
¨¨.,¨..¨,« «,¨..¨,.¨¨
,...,,.,=† †=,.,,...,
,,,.,,--†$ ¨ - » ; † ~ : , $†--,,.,,,
,¨¨..--*%% , ~ = = \ ~ ^ ¨ %%*--..¨¨,
¨,¨,:»;†£¤ ¨ - ~ = * « ^ ¨ ¤£†;»:,¨,¨
...:=\^§§@ , ~ » * ; » . ¨ @§§^\=:...
¨,,~=**£## ##£**=~,,¨
,.~*§§&@## AS WE CROSS THE MOUNTAIN, WE CAN WALK ##@&§§*~.,
.,,»;=&£¶# ONLY AT NIGHT. LONG AGO, SOMEONE HERE #¶£&=;»,,.
¨.,~==§@§@ MUST'VE ANGERED THE SUN, AND TODAY IT @§@§==~,.¨
¨,.¨~~:§@§ STILL BURNS US STRANGELY. BUT WITH THE §@§:~~¨.,¨
.¨,¨,-~;=@ SUNSET THE AIR COMES RAINING BACK DOWN @=;~-,¨,¨.
¨¨.¨¨,.=\% AND GETS THICK ENOUGH TO BREATHE. IT %\=.,¨¨.¨¨
,.¨.,,,,~^ CARRIES WITH IT SMELLS FROM FAR AWAY, ^~,,,,.¨.,
¨,,¨..¨,~» COLOURFUL SPARKS FOR THE IMAGINATION, A »~,¨..¨,,¨
¨,¨..,¨... SHARP CONTRAST FOR THE STALE BLACK OF ...¨,..¨,¨
,.,¨.¨.¨,¨ THE NIGHT. ¨,¨.¨.¨,.,
,¨¨,...¨,¨ ¨,¨...,¨¨,
¨¨.¨¨,¨.¨, THE OTHERS THINK I'M YOUNG, THEY DON'T ,¨.¨,¨¨.¨¨
.¨¨,¨,..,, TAKE ME SERIOUSLY AND I FEAR THEY ,,..,¨,¨¨.
,,¨¨¨...., SNICKER A BIT. YOU USUALLY GET OLD ,....¨¨¨,,
,.,...,,¨. BEFORE YOU LEARN THE TRADE ENOUGH TO .¨,,...,.,
.,¨¨.,.,,, TAKE OTHER PEOPLE. BUT I DO LEAD THEM ,,,.,.¨¨,.
,.¨.¨,¨,¨¨ SAFELY FORWARD, EVERY NIGHT. ¨¨,¨,¨.¨.,
,...,¨.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.¨,...,
,¨,,¨¨.¨., HOWEVER, CURRENTLY THERE SEEMS TO BE ,.¨.¨¨,,¨,
¨¨¨¨.,.¨^- SOMETHING GOING ON AHEAD. THOSE AROUND -^¨.,.¨¨¨¨
.¨.¨..,.«\ THE CORNER HAVE STOPPED, SHOUTING, \«.,..¨.¨.
,,,¨.¨^~/§ POINTING. §/~^¨.¨,,,
.,¨,¨~»†*% %*†»~¨,¨,.
¨..¨.»*§%@ .,¨ .¨ ¨~/»¨ ¨, ¨.. @%§*».¨..¨
,¨¨,~^§£££ ¨¨¨ ¨. ,===, ¨¨ ¨,, £££§^~,¨¨,
...=/^$£@# ¨,¨ ¨¨ ¨«†=¨ ,, ¨¨, #@£$^/=...
,--=$$£@## ¨.. .¨ ¨»:~, ,¨ ¨¨¨ ##@£$$=--,
,,^~=*§@@# .¨. .. .~†~. ., ,,¨ #@@§*=~^,,
..,~»=%£¤@ ... ., ,«†-¨ ¨. ¨¨, @¤£%=»~,..
,¨,..«;%@£ ¨,, ,¨ ,~;«¨ ¨¨ .¨. £@%;«..,¨,
¨¨,..^~†%$ ,,¨ ¨. ,~;»¨ ¨¨ ,¨. $%†~^..,¨¨
.,¨,.,^«;* *;«^,.,¨,.
,..,.¨,~~\ 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 #@¤£=:~,,¨
,¨.,-^$$¤£ THE SKY. £¤$$^-,.¨,
.,¨.,~†§£# #£§†~,.¨,.
,.¨..,~;†£ £†;~,..¨.,
¨.,,..~~/* */~~..,,.¨
.,..¨,,--; ;--,,¨..,.
.,¨...,¨,= =,¨,...¨,.
,¨¨¨,.¨,,^ ^,,¨.,¨¨¨,