Twinkle Twinkle

Empire & Foundation

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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

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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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