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One night, Sparkle became ill and her light dimmed for a long, long time. All the stars knew about it and one of them asked Sparkle, "Are you all right? Are you going to shine tonight?" Sparkle didn't speak. She slept in the daylight and when it was almost time for her nightly performance, everyone worried that she would lose her brilliance. "You have to shine, Sparkle. The children count on you." When Ray overheard that Sparkle was sick, he didn't think about being top star that night. He was thinking about Sparkle and became sad that she was sick. Sparkle, now awakened by all the commotion of the evening and all the lights beginning to shine on Earth, called to Ray. She told him in a raspy voice, "Ray, you have to shine for me tonight. You have to be brighter than the brightest you've ever been." Sparkle then rolled over and went back to sleep. |
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