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Nordic Witch 
Professor Roslund walked back to his desk where he sat down on the edge of his desk to peer out at his student's. The signs of tiredness was showing in more than one face. He was glad that the lesson soon would be over. Clapping his hands to get the student's attention again he said when they quieted down. "Nice work everyone! I think all of you have spotted Mercury by now. Can anyone tell me what kind of landscape there is on Mercury? You should be able to work it out by studying Mercury in your telescopes."
He waited to give them a few moments to think before adding "Also does anyone know the mythological story surrounding Mercury?"
Mercury's landscape? Eino raised his eyebrow at Kurumi. She could tell all that by looking at it through her telescope? Magical telescope indeed, maybe his was broken. He raised his hand.
"It's looks like a tiny pebble, like a pogrebin." Dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun. Planet of the Pogrebins. Of course, it was a lot bigger, but it looked smaller than his fingernail through the telescope.
"It also looks like it has little holes on it... Is that because it has been hit by asteroids and comets and, ummm, other spacial debris things? And is it reddish-brownish because it was burned by the sun?" It
was the closest planet to the sun so why not? Eino got reddish when he stayed out in the sun for too long so maybe that was what happened to Mercury.
As for the mythological story, Eino wasn't sure if the professor was talking about the mythical god or some myths about the planet itself.
"Mercury was known as the messenger god." Eino began after having raised his hand.
"He wore winged sandals that allowed him to fly and run at great speed. They were known as pédila by the Greek and talaria by the Romans. He also had a winged cap, but I ought to think that the winged sandals are a much more brilliant invention."