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