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Submitted to Contest #334
It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. Every night, without warning, a flame would vanish. Not flicker. Not sputter. Just—gone.The lanterns along the streets swung in their iron brackets, flames dancing like tiny, desperate wings.Mara’s lantern outside our house had gone dark, leaving the doorway swallowed in half-shadow. Her hands rested on her swollen belly, jaw tight with frustration.“Not again,” she said, worry threading her voice. “Third time this week.”“I know,” I muttered, resentful of having to brave the c...
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