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[Dancing Light into the Night] Yukino Bijin
A light festival beat drums to life, and the dancers lift their feet. With each swing of the music and swing of their fans, the moonlight behind them is shaped into crescent arcs.
"Hah! Haaah!"
The lanterns flicker and swoon, glistening in the onlookers' eyes. All are fixed on the girl in the center of the light, but she offers her gaze to a distant view.
(I'm really danc'n it up... but I still feel like the same frumpy ol' me!)
"Be! Brighter!"
"Yukino's really going for it! ♪ I'd better step up my game too!"
"They're both getting so fired up... So I'll turn up the heat myself!"
With each step forward, the others race to keep up—to overtake. As the dancers whirl in and out of the lead, the true message of the festival takes shape.
"Ooh, I'm not giv'n up! I'll be the best danc'r of all!"
Everyone smiles, and the dance continues. The stage tonight is a celebration—a dedication that shines as bright as any big-city track.

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