¶££&$$^~,¨                                          ¨,~^$$&££¶
#£§@£**«~,                                          ,~«**£@§£#
§@==-,,.,¨                                          ¨,.,,-==@§
###££*=~,,                                          ,,~=*££###
#£#@@^\«^,                                          ,^«\^@@#£#
@¶@§$§:«:¨                                          ¨:«:§$§@¶@
§#&=~..,¨.                   #                      .¨,..~=&#§
¶$†«,..,¨,                  @#@                     ,¨,..,«†$¶
&&@$%*=~^,                 @£¤¤   GRIMETON PEAK     ,^~=*%$@&&
#£££¤*\~.,                $§£§%%                    ,.~\*¤£££#
£@*:\:,.,¨               ~ ¨%**==                   ¨,.,:\:*@£
#§%$§*\~.¨             -»   ~:^  ~                  ¨.~\*§$%§#
¶#££&%=»^,           «-           »                 ,^»=%&££#¶
§¤:^,¨,¨.¨        ~»«              »»=              ¨.¨,¨,^:¤§
@£#¤@*^»..     »«~                    ~~==~-        ..»^*@¤#£@
##@#$%^«,¨                                          ¨,«^%$#@##
###¤**†~^¨ GRIMETON, THE MOUNTAIN  PEAK OF  ETERNAL ¨^~†**¤###
#@%%@%=«,, SPRING.  AND  EVEN  THOUGH  THAT'S  ONLY ,,«=%@%%@#
#£^*.¨¨,¨. ACTUALLY  TRUE  AT   A  BELT  ALONG  THE .¨,¨¨.*^£#
##@&$§;~-,   CIRCUMFERENCE, THAT BELT IS PRECISELY  ,-~;§$&@##
##£¤$*†-,¨          WHERE THE STATION IS.           ¨,-†*$¤£##
##£§$^*=:¨                                          ¨:=*^$§£##
#@@@§%\«,¨  FROST ON THE WINDOWS GLOWING YELLOW IN  ¨,«\%§@@@#
¶@$^::^.,,   THE MORNING SUN, SMALL BIRDS CHIRPING  ,,.^::^$@¶
##@§%^=~^¨   FROM THE YOUNG TREES. PATCHES OF SNOW  ¨^~=^%§@##
##££&*;-,,    ON THE GRASS... MELTWATER FROM THE    ,,-;*&££##
##@@&*/=,.                 ANTENNA.                 .,=/*&@@##
@*%¤%§†«:,                                          ,:«†§%¤%*@
###@%%=~^¨   WE WOULD WAKE UP AS THE SUN HIT OUR    ¨^~=%%@###
#@¶£$†^».,     FACES, BRINGING US BACK FROM THE     ,.»^†$£¶@#
§¤†*\=,,¨¨   DEPTHS; THE NATURE OF THE NIGHT WAS    ¨¨,,=\*†¤§
###*=»~.¨,    ALSO DIFFERENT, AS IF THE DARKNESS    ,¨.~»=*###
@#&£$†*=.,  BEHIND OUR EYELIDS WAS CLEARER AND YOU  ,.=*†$£&#@
##¶§%§^~,.      COULD SEE FURTHER THAN BEFORE.      .,~^§%§¶##
&=†*-,,¨.,                                          ,.¨,,-*†=&
##@@¤$;»^¨    BREAKFAST, THEN A WALK THROUGH THE    ¨^»;$¤@@##
#&*=:^,,.. GROUNDS TO SEE IF THINGS WERE IN ORDER.  ..,,^:=*&#
#£%=*~=,¨,  SOME MORNINGS A TREE WOULD HAVE FALLEN, ,¨,=~*=%£#
##@¤*†^~:¨ OR TILES WOULD'VE DROPPED OFF A ROOF. A  ¨:~^†*¤@##
##¶#%†=-^.     FEW TIMES ELECTRICITY WAS OUT...     .^-=†%#¶##
¤=/.,..¨..    USUALLY THEN A DEAD MOUSE WOULD BE    ..¨..,./=¤
&=~,.,.,¨.   FOUND AT THE BATTERIES, HAVING GNAWED  .¨,.,.,~=&
#&£&@†/»:¨             THROUGH A CABLE.             ¨:»/†@&£&#
&@§£%%/~-¨                                          ¨-~/%%£§@&
£†%=..¨.¨,                                          ,¨.¨..=%†£
@¶*$«.~^.¨                                          ¨.^~.«$*¶@
¶£&$^»¨¨,.                                          .,¨¨»^$&£¶
##@@$§:~,,                                          ,,~:§$@@##
###¶@%^~~¨                                          ¨~~^%@¶###