31233

31233 was a year. 
== Events ==
On the 25 December, in the city of New Helena on the pleasure planet of Silveni, Branimandua went to a party, came home, and was confronted with a man and a tree in her living room. She and the man discussed things, and the man went on his way. (PROSE: )
The next day, she received a telephone call from the man, now much older, and trapped in his ship. He began to tell her the story of his life, which he said would take around sixty years. (PROSE: )