Amber Vector

Pitch darkness claimed the open avenue. Blind footing invites ambush. I scouted the curb line beside the steel lamppost. My boot hit a discarded metal guitar thumb pick and a faceted green glass craft stone wedged in the grit. Reliable material. I drove the pick's curved plastic-coated steel shank into an asphalt fissure with a heavy heel stamp until it held rigid. I balanced the green stone across the top curve. When a passing vehicle swept by, the faceted glass ignited into a piercing emerald beam across the dark gutter. Perimeter secure.

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