The Milky Way is still there, but the stars are different: they’re having to invent new constellations. Without the weight of legacy, though, it’s hard to get the ones you see to stick.<\/p>\n
“That’s the Harper,” says Aloysius.<\/p>\n
“It’s the Sugar Baker,” insists Deena. “See? The twinkly part, that’s the tip of his pastry bag.”<\/p>\n
“I’m not letting you fill the sky with food just because you’re hungry.”<\/p>\n
“Well I’m tired of pastoral iconography!”<\/p>\n
“We should just divide it and each take half.”<\/p>\n
“Where’s the line then?”<\/p>\n
“There,” he says, tracing with his finger, “from the Crane to the morning star.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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