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"Get the coat, it might get cold!" Beyond the bounds of the burial ground, a silent prayer was going off in a church. The chilly air wafting from the town brought with it the scent of candy and of cakes. Somewhere further down the empty road excited children were clenching their importuned sweets, laughing at the sheer existence of a festival they could neither understand nor comprehend. I sat beside Shane under the non-existent shade of a large tree in the cool night. Perhaps on a hot sunny day, the gentle tree would serve as a cool umbra...
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