##¶££§†»^¨ ¨^»†§££¶##
##@&¤^\-^, ,^-\^¤&@##
#@£¤%$/-,. .,-/$%¤£@#
#$*$^=\-~. .~-\=^$*$#
£#@§«».,., ,.,.»«§@#£
##@#&%*/,. . . » ; / = - . .,/*%&#@##
####%=/»:, ¨ , = ; † - : ¨ ,:»/=%####
###¤$=/»-, , , ~ † ^ - : ¨ ,-»/=$¤###
##£§@^:=~, . ~ » * / - : ¨ ,~=:^@§£##
&§=~.¨,,., ,.,,¨.~=§&
###£&§*~,. 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. ,,,..^-^££
####*$;--¨ ¨--;$*####
#&$^,.:,,. FOR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NEW MOON IN .,,:.,^$&#
###&$§\~^¨ THE SKY. ¨^~\§$&###
£=§%\†/«^, ,^«/†\%§=£
#@#§$†;«,¨ ¨,«;†$§#@#
£^§%~..,,, ,,,..~%§^£
£§††=»»¨.¨ ¨.¨»»=††§£
¶@&$^/«,,. .,,«/^$&@¶
#¤§†~¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨~†§¤#