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The Last Lantern Old Mr. Chen had made lanterns his entire life. Every evening, he sat in his tiny workshop on the corner of Minsheng Road, carefully bending bamboo frames and stretching rice paper over them. His hands, weathered like ancient tree bark, moved with a patience that seemed to belong to another era. Nobody bought lanterns anymore. The festival had changed. Children preferred glowing plastic toys from the night market, and the temple had switched to LED lights three years ago. But Mr. Chen kept making them — one each night, hanging them along the ceiling of his shop until the whole room glowed like a field of fallen stars. One rainy Tuesday, a girl no older than seven wandered in. She stood dripping on the doorstep, eyes wide as moons, staring up at the lanterns. "Are these real?" she whispered. Mr. Chen smiled. "As real as the fire inside them." She pointed at a small red one shaped like a goldfish. "Can I have that one?" He reached up and unhooked it carefully. "Do you know how to keep it lit?" She shook her head. "You must walk slowly," he said, placing it in her hands. "If you rush, the wind will find the flame. But if you're patient, it will light your way home." The girl nodded seriously, cupping the lantern like a living thing, and stepped back into the rain. Mr. Chen watched her disappear around the corner, the tiny glow bobbing in the dark like a heartbeat. He turned back to his workbench, picked up a fresh strip of bamboo, and began again. Outside, the rain softened. And somewhere down the street, a small light kept moving forward.