In the clear night, brilliant stars gave some shape to the land and trees.
Discovery was still a brilliant star in the black sky far above.
He lay looking up at the brilliant stars, and then shut his eyes again.
The brilliant star they had been watching was racing across the sky as before.
It was precious, like a brilliant star inside her memory.
Only the most brilliant stars could compete with the silver light.
A brilliant star that would destroy anyone in his path.
So he smiled and kept reading while the brilliant stars shone in on the happy couple.
And so would Earth, that brilliant star now dominating the sky.
For many weeks yet Earth would appear as a ball, a disc, before distance cut her down to a brilliant star.