The Brough System · Cologne, Germany

Cologne, Germany — where the McSkunkville story finds new porch lights. These days, Cologne travelers stop at the Quick Stop when the highway brings them through, and The town ledger lists Cologne among friends.

The Brough System runs on three laws older than its light: be supersonic honest, be supersonic polite, and only orbit when you're right. Its star — Old Lumen — has never once been late to a sunrise.

Seven worlds circle Old Lumen: McSkunkville, the paper-white world of Affidavit, the twin trade worlds Cashier and Ledger, storm-wrapped Subpoena, quiet Retainer, and far, cold Appeal — which takes the longest to come around, but always comes around.

Astronomers call it the only system where every orbit is filed in advance.

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