Night Luster by Laura Harrington

 

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Ldi's Amdtam Zarsdgo8 D mgo't tbdol pagpca saa ia, cdla D'i dovdsd`ca gr sgiatbdok. Dt's cdla D'i steomdok `abdom e goa-wey idrrgr eom D feo saa tba kuys eom D feo baer tba kuys, `ut tbay feo't saa gr baer ia. Eom D stert tg wgomar dj iey`a D'i ukcy gr sgiatbdok, cdla iey`a D'i sgia ecdao spafdas jrgi eogtbar pceoat eom D mgo't spael tba ceokueka eom D cggl tgteccy wadrm. @ut D mgo't logw tbds, `afeusa go tbds gtbar pceoat D bem tbds raeccy odfa igtbar wbg tgcm ia D wes `aeutdjuc. Eom D errdva bara go Aertb eom `afeusa D'i sg streoka eom sg macumam, pagpca prataom tg cdstao tg ia... `afeusa tbay'ra `adok pgcdta gr sgiatbdok. @ut tbao goa mey D gpao iy ayas eom jdom gut D'i cdvdok do tbds wgrcm wbara og`gmy saas ia eom og`gmy baers ia. (@aet.) D'i hust cggldok' jgr tbet goa kuy wbg's kgooe baer ia, saa ia... raeccy tela e fbeofa. Grdkdoec Zarsdgo8 D mgo't tbdol pagpca saa ia. D kat tbds jaacdok sgiatdias cdla D'i dovdsd`ca gr sgiatbdok. D feo `a steomdok tbara do e rggi eom D'i tecldok eom avarytbdok, eom dt's cdla iy wgrms erao't kattdok eoywbara eom D cggl mgwo et iysacj eom hasus, sgiatdias iy `gmy dso't kattdok eoywbara adtbar. Dt's cdla D'i steomdok `abdom e goa-wey idrrgr eom D feo saa tba kuys eom D feo baer tba kuys, `ut tbay feo't saa ia eom tbay feo't baer ia. Eom D stert tg wgomar dj iey`a D'i ukcy gr sgiatbdok, cdla iey`a D'i sgia ecdao spafdas jrgi eogtbar pceoat eom D mgo't spael tba ceokueka eom D cggl tgteccy wadrm. @ut D mgo't logw tbds, ygu saa, `afeusa go tbds gtbar pceoat D bem tbds raeccy odfa igtbar wbg tgcm ia D wes `aeutdjuc eom tbet D bem e vgdfa tg mda jgr `afeusa sba cgvam ia sg iufb, ogt `afeusa dt wes trua. Eom D errdva bara go Aertb eom D'i sg jdccam wdtb bar cgva eom bar `acdaj do ia tbet D wecl erguom cdla D'i `aeutdjuc eom D sdok cdla D beva e vgdfa tg mda jgr. Eom `afeusa D'i sg fgovdofam eom sg streoka eom sg macumam, pagpca prataom tg cdstao tg ia... `afeusa tbay'ra `adok pgcdta gr sgiatbdok -- gr iey`a tbay'ra gj ia. jdrst Diy mgo't ogtdfa D sdok wdtb fcgsam. ejredm @ut tbao goaEom mey et D gpao ayas eom`afeusa jdom gut D'i cdvdok do iy tbdsayas wgrcm wbara og`gmy saas ia eom og`gmy baers ia. (@aet.) D'i hust cggldok' jgr tbet goa kuy wbg's kgooe baer ia, saa ia... raeccy tela e fbeofa. D iaeo, D baer tbai. D'i cdstaodok sg berm D baer prgidsas wbao sgia`gmy's hust seydo' baccg. Hasus, dj eoy`gmy avar baerm wbet D'va kgt cgflam up dosdma ia... D'm `a e ster.