¨,-†%¤¤###                                          ###¤¤%†-,¨
¨¨,»:%££##                                          ##££%:»,¨¨
..¨--/^&&¶                                          ¶&&^/--¨..
¨,,=:%$&##                                          ##&$%:=,,¨
¨,~\%%#@##                                          ##@#%%\~,¨
.,,-*†§£## .   .   =   ;              \   «   .   ¨ ##£§†*-,,.
,,,~=/^%##  ¨   ^   ~   ;            *   ~   ,   ,  ##%^/=~,,,
,¨.«**%¤##   .   :   -   \          †   «   ~   ¨   ##¤%**«.¨,
,-»\^%@###    .   :   =   †        ;   -   -   ,    ###@%^\»-,
,¨^-\*%£##                                          ##£%*\-^¨,
.¨,,»=*@£# 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.                     #£#£=;«~,¨
.,,,=/^£&#                                          #&£^/=,,,.
,,:»†$§§## FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON  IN ##§§$†»:,,
¨,~;§$#### THE SKY.                                 ####$§;~,¨
,.^«*=*§##                                          ##§*=*«^.,
.¨..~/†%£@                                          @£%†/~..¨.
.,^-:^%§@#                                          #@§%^:-^,.
,:=/$£§###                                          ###§£$/=:,
,.^«:§$#@#                                          #@#$§:«^.,
.¨¨-~;**§£                                          £§**;~-¨¨.