

Oh, botheration: that's "the wishes
they make" in the first part, and and "
shine a little light" in the next to last paragraph, not "sine." This story is mostly free of trigonometric issues. Why do I only see typos in these fauxcasts after they're posted? I'm sure there are more. Get out your red pencils and have fun!
Gratitude once again for Richard Polt's free typewriter font collection: this is Cassandre Graphike.