we were led , by men with laser rifles , into the main compound , a building finished almost a century before , made of concrete and steel , functional , cold , and ancient . the stars were bright and the space between them was as deep as forever . he knows nothing of what i really do . oh dear , being around that man in the cowboy hat seems to have lowered my i.q . he knew it was because she hated telling him that nothing had come for him . 