The lunar landscape Awe looks up onto five suns and many moons. The celestial bodies rise above it. They color the world when they set. The soil has a silvery sheen. Rainbow lights play over its surface at dusk and at dawn. The trees are silver too, with silvery bark and metallic leaves that fall clinking.
"You will never get bored of its beauty," the Guide advises. "Even our own professors and scientists are unsure what will happen next."
The people are subject to the whims of the Awe's celestial changes — but also inspired by the uncertainty.
Many wondrous innovations come from Awe. They have moving roads, automatic houses, and whirligigs.
The vast cities of Awe are low offering a clear view of the land.
"No one wants to mar the view or hide, beneath too much light, the constellations which point to the future and foretell our fate," says the Guide. "Many visitors awe and all are welcome."
The capitol Awestruck is a circular park with viewing towers that afford the best view of celestial bodies and constellations. Gardeners tend Awestruck Park. They refill the gutters that line that paths with crushed metallic rock. The paths circle the park and lead up and down the hills to the viewing towers.
The leaders of Awe wear silver robes and walk the labyrinths of Awestruck with their hands behind their backs in contemplation. They are the gardeners, too. The grow enormous, juicy vegetables in Awestruck Park and feed them to the Jeweled Rabbits and Dazzling Deer.
At night Shining Owls glide through the park
“Let me tell you what happens next,” says Awe Owl.
And all listen.
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