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