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   the most beautiful star , he said . as elpis glanced up to the sky , he tried grasping whatever beautiful star he could , before realizing he grasped all of them within sight . and as he counted them , before he could move on to the next he had already lost count , or counted the same star twice ... or so he thought .  how many stars were there ?
   his attention shifted to the one that erichthonios considered his favorite , which only made him think that , after all , elpis didnât have a favorite star at all . if he recalled correctly , in the days of his youth , igeyorhm told him that the stars were but other worlds spread across the universe . to look up to the sky and its stars , elpis was always fascinated to be met with a sea of worlds . he could only wonder what life would be in any of them , as his adventurous spirit rejoiced at the mere thought .
   â hmm , i donât think i have a favorite star . â  but he did have a favorite person  ( it wasnât the same thing , but still ! )  , and it was erichthonios , of course ! he didnât know if he would sense what he felt at the moment by gently lacing his fingers with his , but he hoped that erichthonios somehow felt the same way â that , somehow , he was his favorite person as well . he didnât want to know , but , instead , wished to be carried in his heart .
   a soft chuckle escaped his lips , a palm was brought in front of his mouth to stifle it .  â you canât do that , silly ! and why would you want to touch them anyway ? they belong up there ! â
