The Lightning Grounded
Mara stood in the shadow of the swaying **palm**, its fronds illuminated by distant **lightning** that fractured the night sky over Santa Monica. She held the severed coaxial **cab...
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Mara stood in the shadow of the swaying **palm**, its fronds illuminated by distant **lightning** that fractured the night sky over Santa Monica. She held the severed coaxial **cab...
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