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The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.
Sara Sheridan
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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
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Blackout
Sky
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