Ronald & Tony

The last lantern

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The last lantern

Dark morning, driven rain, St. Petersburg 1824. An ochre-stripe working boat with Yakov, Ronald, Karen and Tony approaches a substantial stone landing. A blue-stripe boat with only its boatwoman aboard is secured there. A generic relief helper waits on the landing. The Admiralty spire is distant. No duplicate named cast. : St. Petersburg. 19 November 1824.

On the landing, Ronald, Karen, Harly and Anya receive blankets from local helpers. Tony huddles inside the edge of Ronald's open coat, with his head visible. A warning light is visible high on the distant Admiralty tower through the rain. Anya: They lit the warning lanterns. The water still came so quickly.

Yakov secures his returning boat. Beyond him, the flooded side street leads to a row of ochre buildings. Yakov: That row is clear. No one at the windows. The front stairs are gone.

Tony looks back towards the row. A small amber light appears in one upper window. Tony: Then who's carrying that?

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Dark morning, driven rain, St. Petersburg 1824. An ochre-stripe working boat with Yakov, Ronald, Karen and Tony approaches a substantial stone landing. A blue-stripe boat with only its boatwoman aboard is secured there. A generic relief helper waits on the landing. The Admiralty spire is distant. No duplicate named cast.
St. Petersburg. 19 November 1824.

On the landing, Ronald, Karen, Harly and Anya receive blankets from local helpers. Tony huddles inside the edge of Ronald's open coat, with his head visible. A warning light is visible high on the distant Admiralty tower through the rain.
Anya: They lit the warning lanterns. The water still came so quickly.

Yakov secures his returning boat. Beyond him, the flooded side street leads to a row of ochre buildings.
Yakov: That row is clear. No one at the windows. The front stairs are gone.

Tony looks back towards the row. A small amber light appears in one upper window.
Tony: Then who's carrying that?