It is an island night like any other. It may be nearing nine in the evening, but no matter how much the night intrudes, the weather is balmy, sticky, and uncontrollably so. A breeze hovers around the air like cigarette smoke. It does not make the island any cooler, but it fans against the bullhorn leaves, causing a coconut or two to fall.
It is an islan…
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