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Dear Firefly | Ode to our bright shining little friends that brought us hours of wonder as kids

My friend called to tell me about someone we know who just passed away last night and it didn't hit me because I've come to realize how important it is to understand the epiphanies of life and what matters.

So there I was, out for a brisk pre-dawn stroll by the waters of the nearly boundless Chesapeake Bay. It was early and entirely still; the only sounds are my bootsteps crunching on rocks and the gentle