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"They sing, you see."

Dana gestured at the immense spectacle before them.

"Every star vibrates with a primary frequency - a musical note - with natural harmonics superimposed. And each is different."

"I..." whispered Jared.

"To have gathered so many suns, to have arranged them perfectly...” Dana sighed. “I wish we knew who they were."

The music filled Jared utterly; a sanctuary for his soul. He stood now in timeless peace, one of a billion enraptured faces held in thrall. Dana would tend to his living needs - and those of the others in her care.

But, sometimes, she wished she could hear.

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