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