That's a terrific story, especially given the fact that it's only 728 words long. I had to write 50 word stories in Creative Writing last year. Now THAT was challenging. Fun, yes, but challenging never the less.

One sentence in your story confused me, however, because of the wording:

>The library was dark; the lights left on when the librarian left went out when the ice had pulled down the power lines.

Anyway, I liked your story. I thought it was quite good. :)

~Den-"half asleep"Kara