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Gloom and the Cat lay on a large boulder covered with moss and looked into the sky. The stars were as bright as they had ever been in their time. The moon had not yet emerged from behind the crowns of the trees, which made them seem even brighter. And the Milky Way is even more mysterious.
“Well, at least the big bear is still here.” Cat drawled with a long sigh.
— I think it’s more correct to say, already here. We are many, many years ago. Darkness replied.
-Do you know that it includes 125 stars? Well, those that are brighter than the sixth magnitude.
— You mean absolute brightness and visible? My eye is able to distinguish many more stars in this constellation. — Darkness did not want to brag, but he liked to tease the Cat.
-Absolute brightness — brilliant! Hipparchus was a genius of his time! Everyone’s vision is different, plus the stars are at different distances from the earth and it would not be fair to treat everyone with the same brush.
The cat was fussy and began to recklessly draw formulas right on the stone.
-Here look. Let’s take Swan. It has a lot of stars!
-One hundred and fifty, any fool knows that. Dark chuckled.
-Like Centauri. Let’s take the formula for apparent brightness…
The cat quickly drew a formula, Darkness corrected it, and they began to argue. By the time the moon began to lean towards the horizon, giving way to the sun, the whole boulder was already dotted with formulas, and the Gloom and the Cat were again lying on top and admiring the sky. The dispute ended with the fact that there is no constellation more beautiful than the Dragon.
«I’ve been thinking,» Darkness sighed. “If we don’t find the stone, or another way home, then you have a great chance of becoming a scientist. Make hundreds of thousands of discoveries before the deadline. Live at the same time as Einstein, Hepparch, Galileo. Many, many scientists who tried for the good of the whole world!
— Well, no, I prefer to live at the same time with Mira! — Cut off the Cat. — She, of course, is not Archimedes, and even just not very smart, but you know, I love her. And Bagheera. And even a small Fox with Ginger.
“I just don’t want you to be discouraged.” Darkness sighed.
-I’m not discouraged. I don’t think we should stray far from that tribe. You need to have a good look around there. I think there were some stones on the table. The cat strained his memory with all his might, but he could not understand whether it seemed to him or not. Maybe the imagination gives wishful thinking?
— Okay, let’s sleep. The morning is wiser than the evening.
And they fell asleep. Tired and exhausted from all the upheavals of the day, they slept so soundly that they did not even hear how they were surrounded.
Warriors from another tribe wore wolf skins. They knew how to handle a sling and a bow, and seemed somewhat more educated than the tribe that remained on the left bank of the river. The river served as a border that was guarded. Vigilant eyes have long noticed strangers. But no one dared to approach them during the magic. How else to call what they did with the stone?! Only sparks in all directions! These were clearly gods or messengers of the gods. And everyone in the tribe from the right bank knew — eat the heart of the enemy and take his strength for yourself. If the leader or shaman eats the heart of God, then no one will ever defeat the warriors of this tribe. They will have plenty of food. No one else will die hunting, because there is no need to hunt. The leader will be able to kill the mammoth with lightning, which sparkle in the sky when the Gods are angry. Worse if they are messengers. Then you have to listen and comply with the requirements.
The warriors swaddled the two sleepers tightly and carefully lowered them down. They hung it by its paws on a stick, like a mammoth carcass, and took it from both sides. Two on each side of the stick. The load was heavy. But the warriors from the right bank were not afraid of difficulties.
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