L'Alpe d'Huez

Lock & Key

Music=
1. Gold On The Ceiling
   -Black Keys
2. Traveling At The Speed Of Light
   -Joywave


"The trouble is you think you have time."
-Laughing Buddha



UFOtext=
I. Paris
"Winter mountains melt away in the breeze of summer. One half of the new year spent!"
The Count extended his hand to Princess Lei. She smiled imperceptibly, her simple gown a closed flower of white jasmine. Her black diamond sparkled paradoxically.
"Count- the weight of history bears upon us all. One evening is but one twinkle of a star. But it is the moment we live for!"
She smiled warmly & received his hand. Then the Count & Princess retreated to his balcony. Twilight deepened in azure from horizon to zenith. One by one the stars emerged.
Later that evening, after refreshed from dinner & wine, the Princess turned to the Count.
"Count." She paused, as if thinking deeply.
"The Lady Vivienne told me an extraordinary tale. It's too extraordinary to believe- yet I think I believe it."
She looked at the Count leaning against the rails of the balcony, his face hidden in a mask of shadow.
"My Lady, the extraordinary is but the ordinary to the heavens above! Remember the Pearl Of Dreams..."

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Dark Supernova

Dark Supernova 

Music=
1. Evening Star -Cannons


"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a mind without moon or star."
-Confucius


UFOtext=
I. Dark Island
The heavy spaceship hovered, then laboriously touched down on the bright landing pad. Joshua could see a small royal entourage emerge from wide doors, greeted by the courtesans of the Yellow Emperor.
"Leizu, what brings the Galactic Empire to the Far East of the galaxy?"
Leizu's smile faded.
"We have something they covet."
"What is that?" asked Joshua.
"Vast supplies of minerals & natural resources?"
"Partly. But there is something more. Something not known to the media of the galaxy. Something only known to the inner chambers of the Galactic Emperor."
Joshua flinched in surprise. The galactic psychohistory of the millennia prior to the secret birth of the Foundation was well mapped out- by no less than Seldon himself. What was she talking about?
"What is it?"
He stared skeptically at Leizu in the soft ambient light, looking for an answer in her face- but she averted her eyes.
"It is the black key." she said.
Joshua paused. She held the shiny black key in her delicate fingers. He reached out & held her arms, then looked directly into her eyes.
"What is it? What is so special about the key?" he asked.
She said-

"The key is made of black jade. Let's just say the key unlocks the secret to fame & fortune & love. Thousands & thousands of years ago that ancient secret was lost. The key was then born to hold the secret. This is the way of life & death in the cosmos. No one can change that."

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The Far Star

NGC 6949 "Fireworks Galaxy"

Music=
1. All You Wanted
   -Michelle Branch
2. Don't Look Back
   -Boston





UFOtext=
I. Terminus-
"The Foundation isn't what it used to be."
Toran paused. He took a drink from his Slingshot.
"But 3 centuries is a pretty good run I guess. After so long the corrupt bureaucrats & the well connected insiders take over- they ride the coattails of all the glorious historical momentum, they ride the momo right into the ground. Truth be told, the Trader Worlds do the heavy lifting these days."
Beta sighed. She had to admit there was a lot of truth in what the Trader said. Still...
"The Foundation is destined to succeed. It's all part of psychohistory, the Seldon plan."
She looked at the Trader. He lacked intellectual depth. How could you argue with psychohistory- whatever it was exactly. Nobody at the university could tell you how it worked. But it had worked so far.
"Look- nobody can predict the future. Too many unknowns in the universe, too many weird things can happen. It's just common sense."
Toran smiled, somewhat amused at the girl.  She wore tight pants & a white blouse. A bright shiny silver pendant hung around her neck. Very nice. She was good looking- that was for sure.
Beta looked away. Twilight deepened. The Diamonds materialized on the horizon.

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