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While autumn days are for romping outside in the brilliant sunshine, autumn nights are for curling up in the comfort of one’s own home.
The wonderful thing about Mischief Night was that it reminded Vera of the excitement she had experienced when she was young, before her thoughts were taken up with adult worries and responsibilities.
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soft breeze and the scent of fallen leaves all around.
She decided that magic was just what some folks called the things they didn’t try learning anything about.
At that moment, the kettle started to whistle. To Vera, it was a perfect example of the world aligning.
Outside, the wind picked up, pulling along the last of the dried leaves, rattling them across rooftops and gravel lanes. Farther away, an icy breeze threaded the bare branches of great trees in the forest, almost as a musician plucks at the strings of a harp, playing an eerie song.
