You see it?
The gold star?

It's actually a nebula wrapped around
a dying star. That's what makes it look gold.
The Mayans called it Xibalba.

It was their underworld.
The place the dead souls go to be reborn.

Someday soon it will explode, die,
and give birth to new stars.

How amazing that the Mayans chose
a dying star to represent their underworld.
Of all the healthy points of light in the sky,
how did they find one that was dying?

               -- The Fountain