Heine recalling his meeting with Hegel in Berlin. Heine, expressing his appreciation of the night-sky, was met with this response from Hegel:

‘The stars, harrumph, the stars are only a gleaming leprosy on the sky.’

(Quote found on the the m. john harrison blog.)

This is my final entry to the non-existant test compo. Enjoy not playing it.

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