.¨¨,.:~/%*                                          *%/~:.,¨¨.
,,,¨-~;†§&                                          &§†;~-¨,,,
.,.,=;*£§@                                          @§£*;=,.,.
,¨,«:§$&##                                          ##&$§:«,¨,
.,«\=¤####                                          ####¤=\«,.
..~-/§¤£## ,   .   «   †              †   =   ,   ¨ ##£¤§/-~..
..,.=^%££#  ¨   .   »   /            ^   =   ~   .  #££%^=.,..
.¨.¨^«^§£¤   .   :   -   *          ^   «   ,   ,   ¤£§^«^¨.¨.
.¨.¨.-=\$£    ¨   ^   «   ^        :   -   :   ¨    £$\=-.¨.¨.
.,,.¨,,«*%                                          %*«,,¨.,,.
¨.¨,¨¨.,~† as  we  cross the mountain,  we can walk †~,.¨¨,¨.¨
..,,.¨~»;† only at  night. long  ago,  someone here †;»~¨.,,..
.¨¨,,,=/†§ must've angered  the sun,  and  today it §†/=,,,¨¨.
¨.¨¨:-/^%£ still  burns us strangely.  but with the £%^/-:¨¨.¨
¨,.,~/§%## sunset the air  comes raining back  down ##%§/~,.,¨
.,~«;†¤¤## and  gets  thick  enough to breathe.  it ##¤¤†;«~,.
,-~*%$&@## 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 ##@$%^~^,.
.:=:^£¤### the sky.                                 ###¤£^:=:.
,..«\%%###                                          ###%%\«..,
¨,,~«*%$¤@                                          @¤$%*«~,,¨
..¨,,»**£&                                          &£**»,,¨..
¨,.¨,,«=%£                                          £%=«,,¨.,¨
,.,.¨¨.~*†                                          †*~.¨¨.,.,
¨,¨.,..-»\                                          \»-..,.¨,¨