The Brough System · Kumasi, Ghana

In Kumasi they say hello twice and mean it once — McSkunkville fixes the ratio. These days, Kumasi travelers stop at the Quick Stop when the highway brings them through, and The town ledger lists Kumasi 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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