... minute passed. His eyes started to swim, as he stared into the blackness. Then it was real. A figure, crouching, moved from the blackness, and crossed through two large rain puddles, leaving ... Not a light out there, only palm trees and exotic shrubbery close by, quickly blending into a blackness. It was this man's turn, tonight, to stand out here, and wait. As it was every night ... ___________________________________________________________________________________ BLACK OPAL by Jimmy Brook "The fire of the earth that man so often dreams of...