Twinkle Twinkle

Empire & Foundation

Music=
1. You Are The Stars
2.  Any Wonder
 -Yellow Ostrich







"We all have two lives. The second one begins when you realize you only have one. -Confucius

UFOtext=
I. Gobi Desert
The Dragon tells Astira about the fall of the Empire & the birth of the Foundation. A mysterious visitor appears in the desert night.
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The wind died in a mournful hum. The sky cleared of red rust. The naked stars emerged- a canopy of diamonds. Astira touched her bracelet, an optical image of the desert world glowed in the dark. A crimson dot marked her position. At higher lattitude a blue dot marked the position of the Crescent Lake, the only body of water on the desert planet.
Stardate September 3, about 8 weeks of wandering in the desert, sleeping in the brutal heat of day, & travelling in the cool shadow of night. And for no purpose other than to evade detection.

Astira turned . She heard the faint humming in the sand, the rhythm of shuffling feet. In a shadow of starlight, the robe of the Dragon flowed across the dune.
"Somebody is following us."
Astira touched her bracelet- her optical projection vanished.
"Who is that one?"
"I don't know. It's only one person. But for the last week this person tracked our every move. This person is a space between our realities."
The Dragon closed his eyes in a moment of Zen. He became one with the void.
The Dragon then opened his eyes & the void of sky filled with stars.
"This one exists beyond normal inderstanding. We must become close to stay far away."
"Where is this one now?" asked Astira.
"This one is very close. Just beyond the dune in the direction of the new moon. Do not look in that direction now. Let him be close, relaxed & confident. We must now be humble. We must now be one with the way. We must become the singing sand beneath his feet."
The Dragon's robe swirled as he turned away. His fleeting shadow left no trace on the dunes.


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The Humming Dunes

Humming Dunes

Music=
1. Mental Traveller
2. Echoes
   -The Kickdrums








"Course rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow- therein lies happiness."
-Confucius

Astira

UFOtext=
I. Gobi Desert
Astira & company fake their demise & escape from the Crescent Lake, but are now stranded in the desert world of Gobi. The Mule departs, unaware of Astira's tracking device. The Second Foundation on the ruins of Trantor remain clueless. 
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Astira opened her tired eyes. The emperor sun bled to rust, eclipsed halfway by humming dunes & undulating waves of heat, resonant with swirling dust. Her clothes stuck uncomfortably on her skin & sweat. A few emboldened stars fought what remained of the retreating light.

"About six weeks- that's how long our supplies last. Then we die."

Jamu smiled grimly. He reached into his backpack.

"Here you go beautiful- catch!"

He tossed a water bottle to Astira. She grabbed it in the air with both hands. 

"From the Crescent Lake- a vintage year!"

Jamu smirked. Astira drank greedily. One bottle equal her daily ration. She would drink half now, half later.

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