Boom, Boom! I hear the fireworks echo off the mountains, bright lights flashing before my eyes. Blue, green, red and white. They crackle, pop and bang, Illuminating the night sky. This brilliant display seems to go on forever, one shoots up, explodes and another one goes up. Some change colors, some are different shapes and some multiply. All of them are mesmerizing and beautiful, like giant flowers.
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