C2188 Five Centimeters in a Second Complete

The night sky was a deep shade of blue, clear and luminous, with a dazzling array of stars scattered throughout.

A bright white moon hung in the sky, so large it was almost inconceivable. Half of it dipped below the continuous black mountains, its surface etched with patterns resembling vine-like wood grain so vivid they could be clearly discerned.

Moonlight cascaded down like a rising sea tide