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