Wanxiang Anew

From clumsy beginnings, colored flags were raised once more. Streets and alleys were again dyed in mortal hues. A bright lantern appeared at a street corner, and Chromafaces gathered, laughing and celebrating the turning of the year. In a moment, the myriad forms of life seemed to return. The scene remained unchanged, as if the spring of an old city had found its way back into another world.