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