Dear Editor,

"Abracadabra!" shouted the emperor perched atop a golden podium securely mounted on the armored tank. With a flick of his voluminous red silken cape and a dramatic flourish (worthy in motion to his Junkanoo shuffle) of the magic wand held firmly in his right hand across his upturned silken black top hat, the air was immediately filled with thousands of sparkling fireworks shooting straight up into the darkened moody night sky, along with plumes of thick white smoke befitting the importance of his announcement! He would not be outdone by the fireworks of the recent Olympics, especially since he was wearing his golden replica.

His subjects, pressed excitedly against the metal barriers, turned their heads upward to the sky to watch in jaw-dropping amazement as the stupendous fireworks erupted and crackled in thunderous abandon against the darkness. In the sudden silence that descended when the fireworks ended and the thick white smoke cleared, they turned their gaze excitedly back to their emperor; and lo and behold, what a magnificent sight filled their gaze. Rising slowly from the emperor's top hat, in perfect synchronization to the song "Promises, Promises", was a glittering super development awash with brightly flashing lights in the colors of turquoise, gold and red.

"Wow - look at that! How did he do that? That's amazing!" the flabbergasted masses exclaimed in wide-eyed wonderment. To their thunderous applause and praises, the emperor smiled contentedly, secure in the success of his magnificent feat. After all, pulling a rabbit out of a hat was definitely a perk when you lived down the rabbit hole!

- Pam Burnside

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