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Near midnight, a sudden thunderclap moved the event to higher stakes: a blackout, citywide, plunged Veshanpur into a total dark. Lanterns became the only actors. Someone suggested the final round be improvised; everyone agreed. Lali announced a spontaneous challenge: "Sing a town story." People sang of rains, of market bargains, of the small betrayals and kindnesses that made their days.