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Kenji stood until his lantern was just a tiny speck of light among thousands, feeling a sudden, lightness in his chest. The ancestors were on their way, and the river was peaceful.

For a moment, it bobbed unsteadily. Then, the current caught it.

Kenji took a brush and carefully inked his grandfather’s name on the translucent side of the lantern. Beside the name, he wrote a simple "Thank you" for the years of woodworking lessons and the quiet patience the old man had always shown.

Kenji stood until his lantern was just a tiny speck of light among thousands, feeling a sudden, lightness in his chest. The ancestors were on their way, and the river was peaceful.

For a moment, it bobbed unsteadily. Then, the current caught it.

Kenji took a brush and carefully inked his grandfather’s name on the translucent side of the lantern. Beside the name, he wrote a simple "Thank you" for the years of woodworking lessons and the quiet patience the old man had always shown.