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One remote country town didn't have any lampposts. The townspeople were very afraid to go outside at night, because there weren't any lights on the streets and outlaws roamed them in the dark. One day, however, a local weirdo decided to put lampposts on the streets and light them up every evening. The townspeople were baffled by his idea at first but in time started giving him money to buy food and new lampposts. Of course, the outlaws weren't happy and have often beaten him up in dark alleys. But he never stopped lighting his lamps.As years went by, he installed lampposts all across town and the townspeople rejoiced, for the streets were ...

At first, it felt like spring came early. A breath of hot air touched his frozen face and warmth like he has never felt before during Winter enveloped him. At first, he didn't dare to move, afraid that if he did, the miracle would end as suddenly as it began. But it didn't end.After a minute, he raised his head from his meager campfire and looked around. All across the snowy Winter plain, dim fires were glowing weakly in the night, just like his. All except one.The source of the heat that awakened him was barely a hundred steps away. A pillar of bright flame pierced the night in a gesture of final defiance. The people around it bathed in i...