,:~$%@#@## ##@#@%$~:,
..~^§£&£## ##£&£§^~..
.~\*$#@### ###@#$*\~.
,.¨¨~=*$@# #@$*=~¨¨.,
.:=~†^%=%¤ ¤%=%^†~=:.
¨,»\&@#@## . . ~ ; † = ^ . ##@#@&\»,¨
.,-*%¤##@# , ~ = ; * ~ , , #@##¤%*-,.
.,=;%¤£#@# , . = ; / - , , #@#£¤%;=,.
¨.==$£§@## ¨ : - † = ~ , , ##@§£$==.¨
.¨,,,~^%¤£ £¤%^~,,,¨.
¨.¨¨-«%$=§ AS WE CROSS THE MOUNTAIN, WE CAN WALK §=$%«-¨¨.¨
¨.»/=*$@§# ONLY AT NIGHT. LONG AGO, SOMEONE HERE #§@$*=/».¨
,.»:%£¤¤@@ 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. #@#£%%^«:¨
¨¨,...~^^¤ ¤^^~...,¨¨
¨:,~«:;%@# #@%;:«~,:¨
,:«\$%@#@# #@#@%$\«:,
,:~†/†¤$§§ §§$¤†/†~:,
,:,~=;§%£# #£%§;=~,:,
..,.«$££££ ££££$«.,..