1. The LanternAtlasMIRA VALEN

      The Lantern Atlas / Mira Valen

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      1

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      2

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      3

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      4

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      5

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    2. Salt andCartographyIDEN OKORO

      Salt and Cartography / Iden Okoro

      She counted the lamps along the quay twice, and both times arrived at a different number, which she decided was the correct answer.

      1

      Between two cities there is always a third place, and it is usually a kitchen with the radio on low.

      2

      He folded the weather forecast into a boat and set it on the gutter, trusting it to reach the sea before the sun did.

      3

      Rivers do not hurry; they simply refuse to stop. Learn that and most of the rest of the season will arrange itself.

      4

      She counted the lamps along the quay twice, and both times arrived at a different number, which she decided was the correct answer.

      5

      Between two cities there is always a third place, and it is usually a kitchen with the radio on low.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    3. A FieldGuide toQuietTOVE MARSH

      A Field Guide to Quiet / Tove Marsh

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      1

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      2

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      3

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      4

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      5

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    4. MidnightOrchardLIAN ASHBY

      Midnight Orchard / Lian Ashby

      Between two cities there is always a third place, and it is usually a kitchen with the radio on low.

      1

      He folded the weather forecast into a boat and set it on the gutter, trusting it to reach the sea before the sun did.

      2

      Rivers do not hurry; they simply refuse to stop. Learn that and most of the rest of the season will arrange itself.

      3

      She counted the lamps along the quay twice, and both times arrived at a different number, which she decided was the correct answer.

      4

      Between two cities there is always a third place, and it is usually a kitchen with the radio on low.

      5

      He folded the weather forecast into a boat and set it on the gutter, trusting it to reach the sea before the sun did.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    5. Notes onRiversCASIMIR DRAY

      Notes on Rivers / Casimir Dray

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      1

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      2

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      3

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      4

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      5

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    6. The PaperObservatoryODILE BRANDT

      The Paper Observatory / Odile Brandt

      He folded the weather forecast into a boat and set it on the gutter, trusting it to reach the sea before the sun did.

      1

      Rivers do not hurry; they simply refuse to stop. Learn that and most of the rest of the season will arrange itself.

      2

      She counted the lamps along the quay twice, and both times arrived at a different number, which she decided was the correct answer.

      3

      Between two cities there is always a third place, and it is usually a kitchen with the radio on low.

      4

      He folded the weather forecast into a boat and set it on the gutter, trusting it to reach the sea before the sun did.

      5

      Rivers do not hurry; they simply refuse to stop. Learn that and most of the rest of the season will arrange itself.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    7. SmallWeathersYUSRA KELL

      Small Weathers / Yusra Kell

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      1

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      2

      On the third night the observatory opened its paper shutters, and the stars, being polite, rearranged themselves into something legible.

      3

      There is a particular quiet that follows rain on a tin roof, when the whole house seems to lean in and listen back.

      4

      The first thing the map keeps is the hour at which it was drawn. Everything after that is a promise, and promises drift like silt.

      5

      A good margin is a small garden. Leave it wild enough that a thought can land, and tidy enough that you can find it again.

      6

      The end of this sample.

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    The Lantern Atlas by Mira Valen