Dark Star

The Dark Island

Music=
1. One & All
-Smashing Pumpkins

"The trouble is, you think you have Time."
-佛

UFOtext=
I. The Dark Island
Joshua winced.
"Who are you? Or maybe I should say, what are you?"
He stared at the old woman.
Vivienne smiled weakly.
"You are but a cherub. I know the history of the galaxy- personally. You could never understand. Those little diagrams in your brain are just the outline of events. Look into the black jade- tell me what you see, tell me what you feel, don't tell me what you understand..."

Joshua fell into the darkness. He felt the warm air wrap around him like a pair of dark wings. Deeper & deeper, ever more slowly he fell. He saw the sun slowly fade & then die in a flash of golden light. Then darkness.
He opened his eyes. She sat there, a splendid rose open beneath the burning stars.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I am Leizu."
Yin & Yang- he felt warm as the yellow sun rising beneath the dark cool splendor of night.

II. Paris
Astira ran to the Pyramid. Sunday morning light filtered into the starry sky. She stopped, leaned over, put her hands on her knees for support, & breathed deeply in & out. She flipped off her music & recovered gradually- a long half minute passed by. Then, finally, she stood up straight, invigorated, triumphantly placing her hands on her warm supple hips, still breathing in & out, but more slowly now.
"Bravo!" said the Count, gently offering his applause. He stood in front of the Pyramid, the morning light liberating his body from the ancient shadows of night.
"Count! You are early bird!" Exclaimed Astira, stunned by their chance encounter by the Louvre.
"Young lady, the thieves of Paris never sleep. And neither do I."
And the Count gently took her hand and curtly bowed, his fashionable cloak closing around him like a pair of dark wings.

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The Black Swan

The Dark Island

Music=
1. Keep In The Dark
-Temples

佛-“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.”

I. The Dark Island-
"Child, I am 987 years old." said Vivienne matter of factly.
Joshua sat unperturbed. The old woman was obviously crazy. But she knew the Mule in his younger days. She might know something important about him. Maybe a weakness, something the Second Foundation could exploit. He tried to read her mind. He focused very hard.

"He opened his eyes. The mental haze lifted & he could see. He stood up. In the mirror he saw a voluptuous young woman rise from a pool of floating rose petals. Her soft hair shimmered in moonlight, sliding in waves of black jade. He smiled & so did she."

He woke. Vivienne grinned, holding her cane by the handle of black jade.
"So you want to read Vivienne's mind! You are a nasty little boy." 
& Vivienne cackled with laughter.

II. Paris
"So, as you can now see Count, your Princess of the East leads a double life. She is a bit Machiavellian, shall we say. It disarms me to break this news, but you must hear it from a trusted source. It is for your own good."
And the outwardly sympathetic Duke put his hand on the back of the stricken Count.
Edmund stared out the window. White jasmine flowers formed choirs of angels. He turned back to the Duke.
"My fair Duke, it is the Devil in you I trust."

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