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Obituaries for Shops

Torchlight Darts Emporium (Storm Week–Calmer Wednesday)

Fictional shop sold headtorches for pub finals; demand collapsed when lights returned.

Headtorches in a box.

Headtorches in a box. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, “Dülmen, Kirchspiel, Börnste, BMW Mini -- 2019 -- 7207-13”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fictional Torchlight Darts thrived in the dark spell and wilted under ordinary bulbs. Remaining stock redirected to Halloween. Owner quoted: ‘I miss the drama, not the batteries.’

The real story: Fictional.

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