Nora's Eyes Closed

Nora furrowed her brow and shook her head. She had not heard of this other holiday. The nun nodded, smiling and placed her hand on Nora's shoulder, telling her to close her eyes as Flora had done. As she did, the loud crackling of the bonfire faded. Even with her eyes closed, she sensed the inky darkness around the bonfire, lifting, as if the sky were lightening around her. Then, she had the bleeding of a goat quite near to her, and, without thinking, she opened her eyes.

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