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The Echo
Taylor University, Upland, IN
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026
The Echo

Caleb Taylor

The Echo
Arts & Life

Lighting Strikes

I stand on the edge of the world, watching the clouds swirl beneath my feet. A storm is forming in the cloud layer below, and as I watch, the first lightning bolt arcs upward, striking one of the metal poles underneath the island. There’s been talk of dismantling the rods and repurposing their metal for the island’s current shortage, but if those rods disappear, so does our primary source of power. That doesn’t stop the talk though; people will be people. 

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