The city installs a second recycling bin labeled "Wishes." Residents toss in pennies, eyelash wishes, and birthday candle smoke. Sanitation workers collect the dreams, rerouting them to those who need them more. A failed musician receives a wish for courage. A lonely neighbor gets a wish for surprise friendship. Soon, the bins overflow. The city issues guidelines: limit to three wishes per week, no monopolizing hope. Miracles become municipal, organized on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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