Star's End

Location from Foundation by Isaac Asimov

A term, not a place — 'the far edge of the galaxy,' except Seldon meant the other end from Terminus. A deliberate misdirection that hid the Second Foundation for centuries.

Also known as: Star's End, the other end of the galaxy

What They Know

• Star's End refers to Trantor — the galactic center where stellar density drops off — not the Periphery
• Seldon deliberately phrased the clue to exploit the assumption that 'end' meant 'edge'
• The First Foundation searched the wrong end of the galaxy for centuries
• The misdirection was essential to protecting the Second Foundation from First Foundation interference

Connections

• located_at — trantor
• home_of — second_foundation_hq

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