[ WP ] There is a habitable moon where the planet stays in front of the parent star for half of the 300 year orbit . People do n't believe in the myth of the coming dawn .

'Mommy I'm scared' - my youngest clutched me tight. 
'It's ok baby it's not real it'll stay dark I promise' 
 I did n't believe the myth - those stories are over 100 years old and you know how things get warped with time. People born in the light? And to think how the stories write of the'oncoming darkness' like it's some terrible looming evil. The darkness is so lovely, like a blanket. 
 
 In the stories of the light they always write about beauty - people pine after, write poems, fight over people they think are visually appealing? That seems so wrong. In the dark there is no physical beauty. Beauty comes from what you say and do. How you act? Surely that's more important? 
 
 They write about wars too. There is no war here in the dark. Life is difficult; there is no other way than to co-operate, we live so close together to keep us all safe. Sure people argue but we have peaceful means of settling disputes. 
 
 A bright line appears on the horizon and I hold my child closer.
