Falling Stars

After a particular phone call, I was simultaneously wiped out and wired. So what does one do in that situation? Go to bed, of course! I dreamt of seeing a star fall in the desert at dawn, exceptionally large and bright. I followed it to the place where it seemed to have landed. At first I thought the star/meteor had landed in a little man-made pond with a fountain, in the middle of a little oasis-like apartment complex (in the middle of the desert!), but it had fallen at water's edge. There was a burn or skid mark on the ground, and a small core of star/meteor left over. Bluish gold? I put it in a vial and kept it. 
 
According to my handy dandy dream dictionary, a falling star is traditionally a sign of the birth of an important person. I can't decide whether this means a literal birth, or a figurative one. 
 
Eureka! Is it a manx or triskele or both? Maybe it depends on the scholar who's holding the damn vase. Achilles dragging Hector through the dust.

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