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The air at that elevation always tasted like

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crushed pine needles and cold stone.

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As the sun dipped behind the jagged spine

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of the mountains.

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the heat of the day vanished.

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leaving behind a crisp. alpine chill that made

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the breath plume faintly in the moonlight.

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Kira knelt in the middle of the high

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-altitude basin.

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her fingers brushing the cool. dew -drenched blades

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of grass.

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Around her. the meadow was a secret kingdom

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coming alive in the dark.

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During the day. the slopes were a riot

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of scarlet. indigo. and gold.

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but under the soft. silver glow of the

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moon.

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the wildflower petals seemed to exhale their own

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inner light.

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She could trace the velvety. intricate texture of

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a mountain gentian with just her fingertips.

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feeling the delicate. ruffled edges of a bloom

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that only dared to open its heart when

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the world grew quiet.

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Above them. towering snow -capped peaks stood like

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silent. white -armored guardians

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against the vast. star -pricked sky.

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They caught the moonlight and cast a gentle.

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ethereal radiance down across the valley floor.

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Suddenly. a tiny spark of amber drifted past

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Kira's cheek. then another and another.

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Dozens of fireflies. late -season wanderers braving the

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mountain frost.

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began to rise from the deep green sea

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of the meadow.

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They hovered in lazy. glowing arcs just above

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the grasses.

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weaving constellations of living light that mirrored the

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steady stars overhead.

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In the stillness of the cool summer night.

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surrounded by the towering mountains and the

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whispering blooms. Kira felt suspended in a timeless.

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enchanting dream.