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tonight milan had fireworks

the milan masses and some of us milan country folk flooded the downtown, wilson park district to view the colorful explosions over ford lake and the milan sky

marit, angela, mrs. knight, trombley and ross and i sat on the edge (not really a shore) of ford lake

we chated and anticipated and soaked in the sounds and smells of a fair and growing crowds

our group sat directly in line with the launch island

the sky dimmed and suddenly the street lamps went out

it got quiet

milan's collective respiratory rate paused

a little boat came away from the island

two bright orange flares lit up a small open area on the island revealing two human silhouettes

milan grew restless as those with smaller breathing volumes gasped in anticipation

the sky lit up with colorful exploding dots after thuds and booms crashed into a clear sky

ford lake reflected the work of the island and catching the more spry embers gliding from a not too distant orbit

we were close enough to the island to see the two human silhouettes and the flares or torches touching and going treating milan to solo explosions and then duets and then sneaking streaking missles high into the sky

suprising and colorful echoing explosions shining in many eyes and sparking many smiles and happy cries

twenty minutes

twenty minutes of special effects unlike any we get to experience the other 360 something days of the year