SPARKLING STARS IN GLOOMY NIGHTS
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Last published Sat, Oct 4, 2025
This book talks of dark trials - low days, mind storms, hurtful bonds, and trust lost. But it also holds light: joy, bold will, strong roots, and loyal souls.
This submission work is for TEGSA2025 (I know this is both first and final turn I talk of that lost symbol - but I must stay loyal to this constraint.)
Hi! I am Aurora! Although most call tags as Aura or A.
Now, you may ask - what's so distinct about my story or this book, that you'd want to flip through it?
Truth is, you must find out for your own mind. But I can vow this - you'll spot a thing or two worth your focus.
And if not? I still think you'll dig how it's told, as this book follows a bold constraint.
Yup - this is a lipogram.
So, try it as a fun trial: scan for any word with that symbol that lands just aft of "a, b, c, d..."
No, I won't say it. Not now, not at all.
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