Tomorrow’s pre-dawn scene:
The three first-magnitude stars – Deneb, Vega, Altair – that we see as the upright Summer Triangle of August evenings slope up at a different angle into the sky of winter mornings.
Nightmare Myth Department
Two dragons of cosmic size descend from the celestial sphere in search of planets on which to feast. At last they find a fertile planet, ours. The dragon from Vega devours the forests; the Aquilan prefers to munch the red meat of red meat of the cities.
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