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