Emily was leaping over the balcony. No one to stop her, the jubilant bounce of her sneakers, the taut joy of her well-shaped calves. She shared her noisy exhalations with the summer night, landing straight and tall on the pavement. Chalk sketches brightened under her steps, lines wriggling with the upbeat percussion of her humming heart. The buildings around shrank down to manageable sizes, skulking on the horizon, as she trip-trapped her way down the street, fingers snapping at the flowers. Overhead, the clouds applauded wildly with staccato bursts of lightning. Encore after encore, the greatest show on earth kept moving, starring Emily.
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