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"These mirages, this adventure you gave us... You did good, kid," says Fi. "Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise. Not even yourself."
Somewhere very far away, a girl smiles weakly through a steady trickle of tears.
"That's very kind of you to say, Miss Fischl."
"Kindness is the only liquor that's best shared."
Fi smiles.
"I read that in a novel," she adds in Amy's voice.
A giggle. "I see."
The islands of the archipelago cast long shadows, stretching to touch one another. Hidden by the glare of the setting sun, a flock of gulls are on the wing.