a long boat, a long pole, a long man. the bright tip is the pole, not the
head — the head is the smaller star to its left, slightly bowed. there
is one empty seat in the middle. it has been there a long time.
when this constellation is overhead, the ferry on
the lower river runs without being called. people
on the bridge say they can sometimes see two
boats — one on the water and one in the sky — moving at exactly the same
speed in opposite directions.