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Shadows Lapped on the edge of embers.

The dying light was an island, submerged, caught between a mound of ash and the miles upon miles upon light years of space.

In slow motion the Amber City was sinking, shrinking.

It occurred to Olive. was sinking, shrinking.

It occurred to Olive, not for the first time, that she was cold, saturated in clothes, in sweaters and skin, even this close to fire her warmth expired.

The fire cracked, launching a light probe into the night.

She followed its trajectory as the spark, barely a speck,

sped up and up through the smoke, slowing drifting so far from home and still so much farther

from anything else.

The spark went out.

Well, who's up next?

Matt held out the torch.

Before Olive could even refuse,

Jacob stole the light and pressed it to his heart.

Ahem!

I'd like to thank my friends and the Academy for the Shining Opportunity.

The Academy of what? Clowns?

And what friends?

Ow!

Y'all are a bunch of sharks, you know that?

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