<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
race against bitter cold<\/p>\n\n\n\n
catching the train\u2014intercepted by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudden invisible hailstorm <\/p>\n\n\n\n
unveiled: a spectral host<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of witches<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
icy dusk transistor static<\/p>\n\n\n\n
spider-jet gossamers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curved gleam nightshade <\/p>\n\n\n\n
infrared-feline <\/p>\n\n\n\n
glint\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
imperceptibly gloved finger<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Ancient One<\/p>\n\n\n\n
summons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome child,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n you will never learn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n by being a mere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n observer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Waltz with us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n the longest night in the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n san francisco to djibouti<\/p>\n\n\n\n after-hours in beirut<\/p>\n\n\n\n apero in helsinki<\/p>\n\n\n\n (such fabulous people you meet!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Who stains the night with Dark?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whose striking glance<\/p>\n\n\n\n the indigo glitter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who <\/p>\n\n\n\n the velvet tango purr<\/p>\n\n\n\n the sequined task<\/p>\n\n\n\n the martini spiked<\/p>\n\n\n\n lust frisson<\/p>\n\n\n\n who<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n who<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n who<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n pervades the Night?<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Answer \u201cme\u201d,<\/p>\n\n\n\n and you are Night Switch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Go forth, Child<\/p>\n\n\n\n spread darkness, <\/p>\n\n\n\n cloak this world<\/p>\n\n\n\n in glamours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hovering <\/p>\n\n\n\n over my body<\/p>\n\n\n\n (entangled with another\u2019s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n gentle descent<\/p>\n\n\n\n avoid shocks to the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n take care to remember the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n in daylight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" the longest night in the world
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