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