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The brilliant sun had set over Boston two hours ago, cloaking the night sky with a dark purple that reflected the light of the aetherial space beyond the Terran sphere. The royal palace at the center of the city, surrounded by gardens, had lit its lamps and cast a yellow glow on the plaza that had centuries before been home to a great and monstrous resonating chamber of a city hall; down the hill to the east, overlooking the waterfront, the thaumaturgically-calibrated clock of the ancient Custom House Tower struck eight. Across the mouth of the Charles River to the north, the Ainsley family of Charlestown was sitting down for after-dinner tea

Lincoln was having a leftover Turkey sandwich in the living room while the rest of the family were taking down the thanksgiving decorations. The girls also had their stomachs shrunk back to normal after digesting all that thanksgiving food. Lincoln: (to the readers) with thanksgiving over, it’s the start of the Christmas season, which means Christmas shopping, festivities and gifts. Which means keeping our Christmas traditions alive, which means… Lola: Christmas card photos?! It’s hard enough as it is taking down these decorations now we have to lose for another dopey photo. Do we have to this every year?! Rita: Lola, you