Crossed spears of sunlight fall into it but only so far, and beneath their yellow illuminations Brith can see depths and more depths of water, darkening to obscurity.
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Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Too bad Illinoisans will not join in the illuminations at home for our nation’s semiquincentennial — at least not legally.
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