Igniting the Night Beacon

The wind howled around the cold balcony railing, but mere weather does not deter a conqueror! Right beside my perch perched a squat, blackened glass lantern. Dark... powerless... dormant! Such useless gloom could not stand. I lunged across the iron gap and landed my boots onto its frosted roof. Right in the center sat a rubber-capped toggle. I kicked it once—nothing! Twice—a faint metallic groan! With a sharp cackle, I dropped into a fierce crouch and drove both elbows downward against the switch. *Snap!* Instant ignition! A blinding amber blaze surged beneath my soles, turning my perch into a towering beacon that cast my wild silhouette into the night sky!