In the story, it was the time of the Night or Rebirth when all creatures diet. The moon changes from young and beautiful(she was described as mesmerizing and luminescent) to old and weak(she became a sprinkle of sparkling dust, or the title "embers of moonlight" itself)
A). A Good Reader Attempts To Distinguish Between Essential and Non Essential Details.<span />
A- My dog was unable to relocate it's buried bone.
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