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Burning Bright
Ofcourse!Whyhadn’ttheydoneitbefore! Why,inalltheyears,hadn’tthisgamebeentried! Everyoneup,everyoneout!Hecouldn’tbemissed! Theonlymanrunningaloneinthenightcity,theonlymanprovinghislegs!
"Atthecountoftennow!One!Two!"
Hefeltthecityrise. Three.
Hefeltthecityturntoitsthousandsofdoors.
Faster!Legup,legdown!
"Four!"
Thepeoplesleepwalkingintheirhallways.
"Five!"
Hefelttheirhandsonthedoorknobs!
Thesmelloftheriverwascoolandlikeasolidrain. Histhroatwasburntrustandhiseyeswereweptdrywithrunning. Heyelledasifthisyellwouldjethimon, flinghimthelasthundredyards.
"Six,seven,eight!"
Thedoorknobsturnedonfivethousanddoors. "Nine!"
Heranoutawayfromthelastrowofhouses,onaslopeleadingdowntoasolidmovingblackness. "Ten!"
Thedoorsopened.
