It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.
Fireworks were lit long before the moon (1) . The big noise brought people out (2) the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of (3) fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys (4) more and covered their ears as they waited (5) for the explosions.
The moon appeared above the horizon: huge, (6) ball high above the city, and the (7) filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year’s greatest (8) ."the Night of the Full Moon", a festival that is especially popular (9) young people.
More and more young Javanese (10) together and walked slowly through the (11) . Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain (12) the city. They continued to climb (13) they reached the old temple at the (14) of the mountain.
After they were (15) the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes—delicious home-made ones, (16) of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people (17) cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And (18) , in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to (19) the brightly shining moon.By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the (20) city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.
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