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It took me a while to accept his outstretched palm, because I wanted him to realize that I was afraid to follow him. However, as soon as I accepted, he crossed his fingers against mine and guided me to the edge of the street, where a few trees stood above the whole city. It was not the top of a mountain, because in that city there were very few high places, however, the vegetation rose on one side of the ravine, so that the street was so steep that it was impossible that anything could climb on the side without asphalt, even large animals. Flynn took me through the trees, passing the curb and taking small steps to the edge of the hill. It was really a kind of refuge.

From that point it was possible to see all the lights of the city on, even up there there was only a single lamppost, allowing darkness to exist only among the trees. And more than that, the sky above us seemed infinitely clean and carved by an artist. The velvety night was covered with stars, and the full moon shone with