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