A Face In The Stars

 

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1. Coffee- Tori Kelly

2. A Face In The Crowd (Live)- Spoon

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I. Mountain Outpost  ⛩

Indian summer soothed the high mountains. Warm waves spread across a planet devoid of ocean. A golden arc- then the sun fell down.

“It’s like Gobi” thought Astira, “but only a hurricane of mountain & desert- ancient blue oceans vanished like a Shakespearean dream…”

“If the Mule vanished, what’s the point of being here?” asked Taryn.

“Good question.” answered Astira. 

The Mule controlled everything including the first foundation. The Mule invalidated the psychohistory of the second foundation.

And there was no help- the Dragon & Ozymandias remained on Gobi- now the Mule’s territory. 

“I think the quantum hard key has something to do with the mythical black diamond.”

Astira continued.

“The black diamond & the Crescent Lake has something to do with the Mule’s power- but I’m not sure what… so we can start with the quantum hard key.”

“No you can’t.” said Utkarsh. 

He sat coiled on a woven mat by the fire.

“The Mule took the key- that crypto-space is now off limits.”

“Nothing is off limits.” said Astira.

She frowned & thought to herself-

“Ozymandias spoke of a higher foundation- as if the second foundation couldn’t be trusted to secretly watch everything…”

 The face of the Dragonfly broke into everyone’s thoughts. Quiet as the night she had entered their camp.

“I just spoke with the Cheyenne.”