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The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.

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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Crystals
Succession
Diamond
Blackout
Sky
Blackouts
Clear
Sparkling
Black
Diamonds
Made
Crystal
Velvet

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