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A Foggy Winter Twilight

Posted on January 13, 2011 by administrator

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Citizens follow with lingering footsteps until the rosy glow of the western sky reminds them that the gates close at sunset, as at the entrance they turn for one more look, they realize vividly that over those hidden sleepers, "the shadows have fallen and they wait for the day".

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