Cygnus X-1 Book 1 - The Voyage

In the constellation of Cygnus, there lurks a mysterious, invisible force: the black hole |of Cygnus X-1...||Six Stars of the Northern Cross|In mourning for their sister's loss|In a final flash of glory|Nevermore to grace the night...||[1]|Invisible to telescopic eye|Infinity, the star that would not die||All who dare to cross her course|Are swallowed by her fearsome force||Through the void|To be destroyed|Or is there something more?|Atomized...at the core?|Or through the Astral Door?|To soar...||[2]|I set a course just east of Lyra|And northwest of Pegasus|Flew into the light of Deneb|Sailed across the Milky Way|On my ship, the 'Rocinante'|Wheeling through the galaxies|Headed for the heart of Cygnus|Headlong into mystery||The x-ray is her siren song|My ship cannot resist her long|Nearer to my deadly goal|Until the black hole|Gains control...||[3]|Spinning, whirling|Still descending|Like a spiral sea|Unending...||Sound and fury|Drown my heart|Every nerve|Is torn apart...||To be continued...|