Yet for Kip and Shelley the sweets were subordinate to the thrill of roaming anonymously through the crisp October night. A smoky wind shook the trees; dry leaves drifted down and whispered mysteriously underfoot as they made their way along streets rendered magical by darkness. Every house boasted its grinning jack-o'-lantern; the moon itself was a huge orange pumpkin. A taste of wildness sharpened the air...