Create a story starter.
It was a cold night, and the wind was howling through the city streets. The lights flickered ominously in the distance, as if they were warning of something sinister to come.
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### Instruction:
Create a story starter.

### Response:
It was a cold night, and the wind was howling through the city streets. The lights flickered ominously in the distance, as if they were warning of something sinister to come.