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gynophobe November 20 2006, 20:43:17 UTC
I'm... afraid I don't follow?

[lol @ itt.]

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sails_and_stars November 20 2006, 20:51:30 UTC
The two stars on the left side there. They've only recently appeared much brighter...

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gynophobe November 20 2006, 21:07:25 UTC
And that's bad? I'm sorry, I thought I was more educated than this, but I don't understand what it means.

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sails_and_stars November 20 2006, 21:23:13 UTC
No, brightness isn't always bad... It's just unusual. In the history and study of stars, a sudden increase in intensity often means the star is nearing the end of it's lifetime.

We'd be in trouble if that were true. This group, The Southern Cross, is used to locate the south celestial pole.

[also, 4chan ftw XD;]

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gynophobe November 20 2006, 21:47:44 UTC
Could you use other stars to get such bearings? Surely there must be other ways.

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sails_and_stars November 21 2006, 00:16:23 UTC
There are. But it's still an unsettling thought that one or two points of the Cross may die within our lifetimes. They have been the boldest in the sky since I can remember.

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gynophobe November 21 2006, 01:13:52 UTC
I see what you're saying. It's always a little rough accepting a great loss.

It's an interesting parallel to what's happening in the kingdom now.

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sails_and_stars November 21 2006, 01:14:59 UTC
Parallel? You mean to the king's recent death?

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1/2 gynophobe November 21 2006, 01:20:57 UTC
Exactly, and in a few ways, I guess.

That star blinks out, similar to the king's death. It leaves three alone to make up for the loss. It would make a better comparison were there another star left behind, so all four princes were taken into account.

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gynophobe November 21 2006, 01:21:57 UTC
Of course, I'm probably reading into this too much.

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sails_and_stars November 21 2006, 05:51:18 UTC
Heh. Perhaps you are thinking too hard about it. Narborough is one kingdom among hundreds. Those stars are shared by every man, woman, and child alive in those kingdoms. It'd be foolish to think they reflected the events of a single royal family.

But now that you mention it, perhaps the four brighter stars of the Cross represent our princes? Though there are five total. I believe you missed one that sits on the line between the dim one on the right, and the bottom one...

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gynophobe November 21 2006, 05:56:17 UTC
Trust me, I know that Narborough isn't the only one. Forgive me if I made it seem like I thought otherwise.

I suppose it's all just coincidence. An interesting coincidence, but that's all, really.

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