Melissa Anne

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“A Moment of Darkness” by Melissa Anne

Submitted to Contest #245

A Moment of DarknessJune 16, 1806Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet was shopping in Bond Street with her Aunt Madeline Gardiner. Just as they stepped out of Hatchard’s bookstore, they noticed an unnatural darkness descending and looked toward the sun, seeing it fade as another round body appeared to cover it up. Over the next several moments, they watched as day turned to twilight. Everything around them seemed to stop.“Oh, Aunt, I read about this phenomenon in Father’s newspaper just before I left for town. It is an eclipse; the moon will c...

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