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　セレニタは「あの星の軌道を変えて脱出出来たら洪水は起こらない。軌道を変えても脱出出来なかったら洪水が一つ起こる。軌道を変えられずに脱出出来ても洪水が一つ起こる。軌道を変えられずに脱出も出来ないなら二つの洪水が同時に起こる。洪水が起こらない確率は四分の一、一つの洪水が起こる確率は四分の二、そして二つの洪水が起こる確率は四分の一」と言った。そして彼がショルグフに乗ろうとした時、エンディミオンがセレニタを突き飛ばして「軌道を変えられたら洪水は起こらない。しかし変えられなければ洪水は起こる。二つに一つ。それだけだ」と言って、ショルグフに乗り込んだ。そしてショルグフは水惑星に向かって飛び立った。やがて水惑星の表面が輝いた。そしてそれは小さくなりながら空を流れて行った。そして雨が止んだ。その時セレニタは流れ星を見た。民間伝承では流れ星が消える前に願い事を言うと、その願いが叶うと言われている。そこでセレニタは「神様! エンディミオンを返してくれ!」と叫んだ。すると流れ星は隕石になって彼の目の前に落ち、クレーターが出来た。セレニタはクレーターを見た。するとエンディミオンがそこに倒れていた。セレニタは駈け寄って「エンディミオン! 大丈夫か」と叫んだ。すると彼は上体を起こして「水の星はどうなった」と言った。その翌日、セレニタは船に乗って家に帰った。
　Then El Selenita said, “If I was able to turn its orbit, and was able to escaped, then floods won't happen. If I was able to turn its orbit, but wasn't able to escape, then one flood will happen. If I wasn't able to turn its orbit, but was able to escape, then one flood will happen. And if I wasn't able to turn its orbit, nor wasn't able to escape, then two floods will happen simultaneously. The probability of the safeguard is one fourth, and the probability of one flood is two fourths, and the probability of two floods is one fourth.” And he tried to get into Shorguf when, Endimión pushed him away, and said, “If I was able to turn its orbit, then the flood won't happen, else the flood will happen. The probability of safeguard is one half. That is all!” , and got into Shorguf. And Shorguf took off toward the water planet. It was not long before, the surface of the water planet shone. And the water planet flowed the sky while getting smaller. And it stopped raining. Then El Selenita saw a shooting star. According to a folktale, if one finished saying whose wish before the shooting star vanishes, then one will have the wish granted. Then El Selenita shouted, “My God! Return Endimión to me!” And the shooting star turned into a meteorite, and fell onto front of him. And a crater was made. El Selenita saw the crater. Then Endimión was lying on there. And El Selenita ran up to him, and called out, “Endimión! Are you all-right?” And Endimión sat up and said, “What has the water planet done?” At the next day, El Selenita boarded a ship, and went back to his house.