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The storm had raged for hours, drumming a

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relentless, heavy rhythm against the cabin

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roof, but as quickly as it had arrived,

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it swept away down the canyon.

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Silence rushed in to fill the void, broken

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only by the heavy, rhythmic dripping of water

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from pine needles and the distant, contented gush

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of the swollen river below.

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Elina stepped out onto the porch, pulling her

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woollen cardigan tight against the chill.

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A sharp, invigorating breath of fresh atmosphere filled

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her lungs,

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the unmistakable crisp scent of wet earth, crushed

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sage, and newly washed pine.

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She gazed out toward the emerald expanse of

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the valley, which seemed to glow with

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a brilliant, newly polished vibrancy under the parting

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clouds.

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As she watched, a golden shaft of light

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pierced the heavy gray canopy above.

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These powerful sunbeams spilled across the landscape like

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liquid amber,

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warming the damp leaves and casting long, luminous

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shadows across the meadows.

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And then, painting the eastern sky in a

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sudden, breathtaking burst of magic,

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the phenomenon appeared.

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Not one, but two impossibly vivid arcs stretched

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from ridge to ridge.

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The primary bow blazed with intensely detailed rainbow

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colors,

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every hue distinct and electric against the dark

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backdrop of the retreating storm,

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while its fainter, inverted twin arched gracefully just

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above it,

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glowing like a whispered echo in the sky.

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Elina smiled, leaning against the wooden railing as

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the warm light enveloped her.

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The storm had tested the old valley, but

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looking out at the radiant,

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double -jeweled horizon, she knew the earth was

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simply waking up again.