VII. The Rituals and Festivals Tonkato’s influence extended beyond books into ritual. Once a year, the town held the Festival of Missing Endings: readers gathered to conclude stories together, offering endings that ranged from poetic to practical—some sewn into quilts, some performed as puppet shows. The festival became a laboratory for community storytelling, producing hybrid forms that were later printed in limited-edition chapbooks.
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