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Cattle Illumination: As It Comes to Mind

The Battle Bar is bustling (a place familiar from previous prompts where people discuss battles while drinking).
"When you talk about cattle illumination, you have to talk about the Battle of Kurikara Pass. The Heike didn't stand a chance when they were attacked by cattle with torches tied to their horns."
One person started the conversation while looking at a battle guidebook they had on hand.
"Did Kiso Yoshinaka really use such a tactic? There's a theory that it was just copied from historical records later," said one person, responding seriously, while others added,
"On the contrary, they say they attacked the enemy with 100,000 arrows at the hour of the ox, with torch-like flames on their heads."
"Inviting them to a barbecue,"
"Are they reindeer?!"
Even without alcohol, they are noisily excited without any real coherence. The anxiety of being abducted must be contributing to it. Since there is no karaoke equipment, some are singing their favorite songs a cappella. Then, an announcement came over the ship's intercom.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what you see over there is Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus, which makes the winter night sky even more brilliant. Commonly known as Subaru,"

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Are they trying to be considerate in their own way? It reminds me of the bus guide on my first school field trip. We were the kind of kids who ignored even the teacher's instructions, let alone a kind young lady. Even if we were thought of as a noisy cattle shed, we were filled with a childlike brilliance.

"Hey, is that a UFO? Something just flashed."
A voice went up from a distant bus, but the guide didn't react. It was garbage collection day.


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