Blinded by Our own Brilliance

An eternity seems to pass, but nothing changes. It’s just you and the velvety, dark, star-sprinkled sky.

Far off, in the remote distance, you notice a tiny disk of light. Squinting, you see it slowly unfurl into a spangled, spinning, puddle of stars. Somehow you know this is the Milky Way. For eons you drift toward this glowing, expanding mass.

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