i looked up as i walked to the nearest kiosk for a cornetto (yes, they do have cornettos, and yes, they are my saving grace) i looked up and i saw a few stars. there is an amazing amount of air pollution, due mostly to the large amount of coal burned. every so often i come across the coal man riding through the village. he unloads coffee can sized coals to be burned in establishments' stoves and grills. because of this, i am unable to see blue sky a majority of the time.
another problem is the amount of light pollution. nearer downtown it is amazing the amount of neon that abounds, but even out in the suburbs there are neon red characters illuminating ktv places, banks, and even apartment buildings.
so when i looked tonight, almost to say to myself, 'you won't be able to see the stars,' and saw them, it was great. now i only saw a few, but it was good to know they were still there.
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