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