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