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  • The scandal in every teahouse, around every firekeeper's kiln, on the corners and in the streets, was the petition of Amat Kyaan to speak before the Khai.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • The inkbox clicked open, the firekeeper's pen touched the inkblock and then the page, scratching with a sound like bird's feet.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • The firekeeper's kilns, the food carts and stalls, the inn to which he'd been directed — all were overseen by men.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • The streets of the city were moonlit, pale blue light except where a lantern burned at the entrance to a compound or a firekeeper's kiln added a ruddy touch.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • Sweat sheened the firekeeper's skin, but he was grinning.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • Amat considered the firekeeper's signature for a moment, then took a small leather sack from her belt and handed it to him.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

  • He walked the length of the seafront, throwing the spent paper soaked in grease and spices into a firekeeper's kiln where it flared and blackened, lighting for a moment the faces of the men and women warming themselves at the fire.

    A Shadow in Summer 2006

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