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Submitted to Contest #296
The lanterns swing above the main street. They are lit day and night, flickering a bright yellow light that never goes out. It has always been this way. Lin runs along the stone road until she reaches the right lantern, a gold sphere with red flower patterns. She talks a mile a minute as she sprinkles the incense powder over the coals inside an incense burner. She leaves a small cup of her mother's favorite tea and a few plump oranges. Then she darts off, continuing on her way to collect firewood in the forest. That night, the wind blows vi...
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