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