#@¶&£**=..                                          ..=**£&¶@#
###§$=^~-¨                                          ¨-~^=$§###
@&^†\:^«,¨                                          ¨,«^:\†^&@
#@¶§$%=«,.                                          .,«=%$§¶@#
##£@¤§=-~.                                          .~-=§¤@£##
##@@§%†~,,                                          ,,~†%§@@##
###@§%†-.,                   #                      ,.-†%§@###
#&†»~¨..,¨                  ##£                     ¨,..¨~»†&#
#£§£%»:-.¨                 #££§   GRIMETON PEAK     ¨.-:»%£§£#
@£%@%««,.¨                $£#§%§                    ¨.,««%@%£@
¤*$~:,,...               » ¨**=»~                   ...,,:~$*¤
##£#**;~:.             «»   .~.  ~                  .:~;**#£##
¤§¤#%*:~^.           -~           -                 .^~:*%#¤§¤
@†%%%-«~.,        ~==              ~»-              ,.~«-%%%†@
###££*;=-,     --~                    -~~=«-        ,-=;*££###
§§@§§=^~,¨                                          ¨,~^=§§@§§
¤&***=».,¨ GRIMETON, THE MOUNTAIN PEAK  OF  ETERNAL ¨,.»=***&¤
##£¤***«~, SPRING.  AND  EVEN  THOUGH  THAT'S  ONLY ,~«***¤£##
##¶&£*^-^. ACTUALLY  TRUE  AT  A  BELT   ALONG  THE .^-^*£&¶##
####¤^†«,.   CIRCUMFERENCE, THAT BELT IS PRECISELY  .,«†^¤####
##&$$*:-~.           WHERE THE STATION IS.          .~-:*$$&##
##@§**:-^,                                          ,^-:**§@##
¤&££@$†~:.  FROST ON THE WINDOWS GLOWING YELLOW IN  .:~†$@££&¤
£#@=†/,.,,  THE MORNING SUN, SMALL BIRDS CHIRPING   ,,.,/†=@#£
##£&*$^»^.  FROM THE YOUNG TREES. PATCHES OF SNOW   .^»^$*&£##
¶§$$*,~,.,    ON THE GRASS... MELTWATER FROM THE    ,.,~,*$$§¶
##¶¤¤^:»-¨                 ANTENNA.                 ¨-»:^¤¤¶##
#@$^«¨,.¨.                                          .¨.,¨«^$@#
#@£¤£*=--¨   WE WOULD WAKE UP AS THE SUN HIT OUR    ¨--=*£¤£@#
££¤*=~¨.,.     FACES, BRINGING US BACK FROM THE     .,.¨~=*¤££
##¶#£*/«-,   DEPTHS; THE NATURE OF THE NIGHT WAS    ,-«/*£#¶##
##@#$†;~~.    ALSO DIFFERENT, AS IF THE DARKNESS    .~~;†$#@##
@¤@*«.¨,,,  BEHIND OUR EYELIDS WAS CLEARER AND YOU  ,,,¨.«*@¤@
#@#@£†^~.,      COULD SEE FURTHER THAN BEFORE.      ,.~^†£@#@#
@=^-=~..,,                                          ,,..~=-^=@
@#£@£$*~..    BREAKFAST, THEN A WALK THROUGH THE    ..~*$£@£#@
#@¶@£^;-,¨ GROUNDS TO SEE IF THINGS WERE IN ORDER.  ¨,-;^£@¶@#
##@§&%\-,, SOME MORNINGS A TREE WOULD HAVE FALLEN,  ,,-\%&§@##
##£^*^^,¨.  OR TILES WOULD'VE DROPPED OFF A ROOF. A .¨,^^*^£##
##@@#§/-,.     FEW TIMES ELECTRICITY WAS OUT...     .,-/§#@@##
@@@¤%$†-:.    USUALLY THEN A DEAD MOUSE WOULD BE    .:-†$%¤@@@
##@#$=/»:,   FOUND AT THE BATTERIES, HAVING GNAWED  ,:»/=$#@##
##@§£*;»-¨             THROUGH A CABLE.             ¨-»;*£§@##
##@£%*:~,.                                          .,~:*%£@##
##¶&¤*†«:.                                          .:«†*¤&¶##
#&@$*,¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨,*$@&#
£§&**\=,.¨                                          ¨.,=\**&§£
¶£=*,.,,,,                                          ,,,,.,*=£¶
##@@$%/~:¨                                          ¨:~/%$@@##