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Day of the Light

I could feel the warmth in my fingertips from the candle I was holding.I looked all around me and saw everyone holding a candle,walking slowly toward the entry of the forest.It was a tradition of my people that every Hallows Eve we welcome all the spirits,angels,ghosts & travelers into our small town for preparation of Halloween night.I felt the cold sneak into my heavy winter cloak and shivered.Then the warmth of my candle settled in & I felt much better.We were slowly making it to the biggest tree in all the land.I set my candle on the bottom of the tree where my grandfather was buried and whispered,” I love you Grandfather.â€?I walked with the rest of my people a little farther from the tree and saw the beauty of the tree lit up from the tip-top of the tree to the very bottom.I looked up and saw father.He smiled at me and I smiled back.I looked up to the sky and saw the stars dancing and heard the whispers of the night draw in.I smiled again and knew that this was the night, the night my dream came true.

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