The wind whipped through the city last night. I only know this from the clanking sound made by the bathroom vent as the building slowly inhaled and exhaled, as though being resuscitated by the wind outside.

Around 1am the incessant clanking noise woke me, I threw off the overly hot duvet and stumbled into the living room. I glanced out the window at a row of trees dancing next to the sidewalk.
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