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Its story

In the Ethiopian king Cepheus, suspended near the celestial north pole, a class-A white star pours out its light after a 453-year journey. It left as Cervantes was publishing the first part of «Don Quixote» and Castilian Spanish was discovering its definitive literary voice. Hotter and more luminous than the Sun, it shines with the cool clarity that distinguishes young stars, fixed above the crowned head of the legendary king.